War on Everyone
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| Directed by | John Michael McDonagh |
| Produced by | Chris Clark Flora Fernandez-Marengo Phil Hunt Compton Ross |
| Written by | John Michael McDonagh |
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Alexander Skarsgård Michael Peña Theo James Tessa Thompson Caleb Landry Jones |
| Music by | Lorne Balfe |
| Cinematography | Bobby Bukowski |
| Edited by | Chris Gill |
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Reprisal Films
Head Gear Films Kreo Films FZ Metrol Technology |
| Distributed by | Saban Films |
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97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Language | English |
War on Everyone is a 2016 black comedy and buddy cop film set in Albuquerque, NM that was both directed by and written by John Michael McDonagh. The film stars Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Peña and Theo James. Filming began on 20 April 2015 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.
Two corrupt cops in New Mexico set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, however, when they try to intimidate someone who is more dangerous than they are.
The film is produced by Chris Clark (Legend, Calvary, The Guard), Flora Fernandez-Marengo (Calvary, The Guard, The Betrayal – Nerakhoon), and co-produced by Elizabeth Eves (Calvary, The Guard) for Reprisal Films. Phil Hunt (Belle) and Compton Ross (Trishna) also produce for Head Gear Films, with the support of the BFI Film Fund.
Demetrios Matheou from Indiewire writes "I’m not sure if any bad cops in the whole genre of bad cop comedy have paid so little lip service to actual policing as the pair in John Michael McDonagh’s "War on Everyone." And I’m not sure that the genre has produced such an irresistibly funny film."
Peter Debruge, Variety chief international film critic said "McDonagh writes his clever, coal-black heart out, delivering another firecracker script, whose explosively entertaining execution boasts considerably more commercial potential than his previous two indies, Calvary and The Guard."
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