Storyline
The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.
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Cast
Common, Will Patton, Andrew Masset, Corey Johnson, Ramón Rodríguez, Catherine Dyer, Tom Felton, Kate Mara, James D. Dever, Geraldine James, Alisa Harris, Edie Falco, Melina Matthews, Bradley Whitford, Jonathan Howard, Alex Hafner, Parker Sawyers, Mish Boyko, Luke Neal, Mark Schardan, Miguel Gomez, Phil Dunster, Luka Peroš, Sam Keeley, Nancy Crane, Jacob Yakob, Nick Madrick, Josh Ventura, Damson Idris, Shannon Tarbet, Corey Weaver, Jonah Bowling, Jason Turner, Sasha Morfaw, Jennifer Duke, Megan Leavey, Andrew Moon, Alicia Lobo, Nils Holst, Rudy Dobrev, Frank von Loh, Nik Schodel, William Miller, Ali El Aziz, Abderrahim Daoudi, Benjamin Nathan-Serio, Khaled Kouka, Mohammed Kasmi, David Chevers, Matthew W. Morgan, Joseph Yakob, Michael Strelow, Michael Strelow, Jeremy Jones, Tyler Buckingham, Jacob Lovett, Angela Bennett, Christine Jones, Liliana Cabal
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Reviews
88
Kate Mara delivers one of the best performances of her career in the title role.
75
The film celebrates warriors of all species, providing a subtle pro-military message that’s free from the rousing pomp one comes to expect from the genre.
75
Mara delivers the movie’s emotional punches like a prize-fighter, utterly selling us on the notion that this cold, remote and guarded member of the working class walking wounded has found her true love in the one guy who needs her, sticks with her and saves her life.
75
One-half of an unremarkable war movie, followed by a touching story about the importance of animals in people’s lives. Fortunately, the stronger part is saved for last.
70
Bringing their real-life story to the screen, director Gabriela Cowperthwaite has made a movie about soldiers that's not, strictly speaking, a war film. She's made a love story, one that's all the more heartstring-tugging for its cogent restraint.
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