The Wall

"This isn't war. It's a game."

2017 1h 30m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 1,088

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Synopsis

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An American sniper and his spotter engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with an Iraqi sniper.

“This isn't war. It's a game.”

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Cast

Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Isaac
John Cena
Matthews
Laith Nakli
Juba (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Doug Liman
Writers: Dwain Worrell
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Doug Liman, shot by Roman Vasyanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Julia Bloch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena and Laith Nakli carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This isn't war. It's a game.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4218696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Doug Liman directs. Roman Vasyanov behind the camera. Julia Bloch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 9 years ago.
4Directed by Doug Liman, shot by Roman Vasyanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Julia Bloch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena and Laith Nakli carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "This isn't war. It's a game.".
8IMDB entry: tt4218696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "sniper", "helicopter", "iraq", "murder".

The technical file

Cinematography: Roman Vasyanov
Editing: Julia Bloch
Production design: Jeff Mann
Costume design: Cindy Evans
Makeup / hair: Tami Lane
VFX supervisor: Chris Healer
Sound: Mariusz Glabinski
Stunt coordinator: Robert Alonzo
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $4,500,000
Return: 150% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Wall (2017)

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Vishnu_Dileep2017-08-18
★ 7/10
“An above average war movie with a really good ending” This movie happens during the Iraq war as two soldiers are checking out a wall where they get to see many casualties. So they suspect something is not right that’s when they come across a haji sniper and then their fight for survival begins. To say about the story it was good but I have come across many movies like this. Acting vise it was good but I would have rated this movie just an average if the ending was not so good. I loved the ending. Yes I would recommend this movie to anyone I know. I would say give it a shot. Notable Acting Aaron Taylor-Johnson famous for his movies like the kick ass franchise and Godzilla. John Cena he is a famous wwe wrestler My Rating 7/10
Gimly2017-12-10
★ 6/10
Enemy at the Wall. A single location drama can be hard to pull off, especially when you only have three actors in the whole thing, and one of them is John Cena, and while The Wall maybe isn't the strongest example of such an endeavour, it's still a successful one. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.
Reno2018-02-04
★ 1/10
Not for humans! This is not for humans. A film made to entertain terrorists. There's no reason it to be called an anti-American film. But there's certain rules for everything, that's a fairy-tale always has to end 'happily ever after' and in a film about terrorism, all terrorists must die. The biggest shock is it was made by a well known filmmaker for his some blockbusters. This is a limited cast and a day event film. I did not think the entire film was bad. Only the end ruined everything. If it had a better conclusion, might have been as good as 'Kajaki'. The character looked unique, because you don't always have a highly skilled, intelligent soldier on the field. That's the best part, and then the most of the narration was simply empty, total drag or time wasting events. Recommended to skip it without a second thought! 1/10