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War Dogs
Why this pick
Like American Made, it turns a real-world scandal into a fast, darkly funny rise-and-fall ride led by an opportunistic protagonist navigating institutions far bigger than himself.
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MOVIE2017 1h 55m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Louisiana pilot Barry Seal, who flies commercial jets for Trans World Airlines, is recruited by the CIA to fly clandestine reconnaissance missions over Central America using a small plane with cameras installed and winds up becoming a key player in the Iran-contra affair.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tom Cruise
Barry Seal
Sarah Wright Olsen
Lucy Seal
Domhnall Gleeson
Monty Schafer
Alejandro Edda
Jorge Ochoa
Mauricio Mejía
Pablo Escobar
Jesse Plemons
Sheriff Downing
Lola Kirke
Judy Downing
Jayson Warner Smith
Bill Cooper