Land of Bad

"No man left behind."

2024 1h 53m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 1,613

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Synopsis

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When a Delta Force special ops mission goes terribly wrong, Air Force drone pilot Reaper has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue operation. With no weapons and no communication other than the drone above, the ground mission suddenly becomes a full-scale battle when the team is discovered by the enemy.

“No man left behind.”

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Cast

Liam Hemsworth
Kinney
Russell Crowe
Reaper
Luke Hemsworth
Abel
Ricky Whittle
Bishop
Milo Ventimiglia
Sugar
Chika Ikogwe
Staff Sgt. Nia Branson
Daniel MacPherson
Colonel Duz Packett
Robert Rabiah
Saeed Hashimi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Eubank
Writers: William Eubank, David Frigerio
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America, Australia, Czech Republic

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MONEY

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Earned back only 39% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Australia, Czech Republic.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by William Eubank, shot by Agustin Claramunt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Brandon Roberts. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Liam Hemsworth and Russell Crowe and Luke Hemsworth carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William Eubank directs. Agustin Claramunt behind the camera. Brandon Roberts scores. Todd E. Miller cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Australia, Czech Republic. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 39% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
4International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Australia, Czech Republic.
5Directed by William Eubank, shot by Agustin Claramunt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Brandon Roberts. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Todd E. Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Liam Hemsworth and Russell Crowe and Luke Hemsworth carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "No man left behind.".
10IMDB entry: tt19864802 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "brotherhood", "air force", "battle", "behind enemy lines".
12Released under 28 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Agustin Claramunt
Original score: Brandon Roberts
Editing: Todd E. Miller
Production design: Nathan Blanco Fouraux
Makeup / hair: Selena Pertzel
Sound: Michael Newton
Stunt coordinator: Mark Rayner
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $7,021,101
Return: 39% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Land of Bad (2024)

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Manuel São Bento2024-02-16
★ 6/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/land-of-bad-review-an-engaging-yet-flawed/ "Land of Bad offers an engaging yet flawed rescue operation that should please most viewers seeking adrenaline-driven entertainment. With excellent performances across the board, William Eubank employs fast pacing, high-intensity shootout sequences with a few interesting stylistic choices, and basic yet riveting storytelling. Character development and thematic depth remain surface-level, and the third act’s plot conveniences contrast with the realism of previous segments, but the film ultimately accomplishes what it promised, providing enough moments of tension empowered by a potent score to still reach the shore." Rating: B-
Chandler Danier2024-02-17
★ 6/10
I appreciate a lazy man. Sitting around angry in a car. Sitting around angry in a drone chair. Crowe is really doing it well. Cool explosions. Lots of guns. You can figure out if you like this movie by the box art. Didn't really believe the main plot shift or the disposition of the lead. Would have scored 2 higher if it was 30 minutes shorter. Basketball/pregnancy side plot would have been an easy way to cut all that. Get out the chair skinny boy. Fatties know how to drone.
MovieGuys2024-02-17
★ 5/10
Land of Bland as I call it, is yet another uninspiring, production line, pro US military, action flick. Coming kitted out with the usual pro US exceptionalism and bad guys who have a valid point about imperialism but are still "bad" anyway, this film offers nothing even remotely original or in this reviewers opinion, terribly likeable. The characters are your usual array of entitled, obnoxious, US military types, who go on a flawed escapade in someone else's country to retrieve a CIA asset. Things turn sour and well the rest is your by the book, bravado, darning do, bravery, codswallop. Fight scenes are frenetic, well paced and impressive. Lots of pyrotechnics and slow motion bullet and shell casing shots.Certainly from an exposition point of view, this film is not dull. Acting is unremarkable but its the story that really leaves a lot to be desired. Putting aside its predictable bias, this tale is cliched, pedestrian and utterly predictable. Its essentially, every stale, second rate, US military action flick, you have ever seen with Australians and New Zealanders, in the lead. In summary, a film loaded down with tired pro US sentiment that's thoroughly unoriginal. Really only watchable in terms of its admittedly fast paced and elaborate, exposition.