Fresh
Niccol is no stranger to hot-button issues, but he outdoes his previous efforts by injecting this satire of war profiteering in the Halliburton age with a wicked arsenic wit.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out New York
Lord of War
Where there's a will, there's a weapon.
2005 · 2h 2m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Andrew Niccol
Overview
Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.
Director and cast
- Andrew Niccol Director
- Nicolas Cage as Yuri Orlov
- Bridget Moynahan as Ava Fontaine Orlov
- Jared Leto as Vitaly Orlov
- Ethan Hawke as Jack Valentine
- Eamonn Walker as Andre Baptiste Sr.
- Ian Holm as Simeon Weisz
- Sammi Rotibi as Andre Baptiste Jr.
- Yevgeni Lazarev as General Dmitri Orlov
- Tanit Phoenix as Candy
- Shake Tukhmanyan as Irina Orlov
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
62%
Tomatometer
Fresh
ELord Of War drops the hammer slowly, laying out the fascinating parameters of Cage's world before opening up its argument in an astonishing denouement.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Fresh
Lord Of War drops the hammer slowly, laying out the fascinating parameters of Cage's world before opening up its argument in an astonishing denouement.
Keith Phipps, AV Club
Fresh
A caustic satire masquerading as an action adventure.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A raffishly ironic and insinuating movie -- and probably the most sheerly enjoyable film of the year so far.
David Denby, New Yorker
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