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Army of One

  • 2016
  • 16
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
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Nicolas Cage and Russell Brand in Army of One (2016)
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After a personal visit by God himself, the eccentric construction worker Gary Faulkner takes the decision to embark on an adventure in the badlands of Pakistan to bring Al-Qaeda's leader Osa... Read allAfter a personal visit by God himself, the eccentric construction worker Gary Faulkner takes the decision to embark on an adventure in the badlands of Pakistan to bring Al-Qaeda's leader Osama Bin Laden to justice.After a personal visit by God himself, the eccentric construction worker Gary Faulkner takes the decision to embark on an adventure in the badlands of Pakistan to bring Al-Qaeda's leader Osama Bin Laden to justice.

  • Director
    • Larry Charles
  • Writers
    • Rajiv Joseph
    • Scott Rothman
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Russell Brand
    • Wendi McLendon-Covey
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    9.5K
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    • Director
      • Larry Charles
    • Writers
      • Rajiv Joseph
      • Scott Rothman
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Russell Brand
      • Wendi McLendon-Covey
    • 79User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Gary Faulkner
    Russell Brand
    Russell Brand
    • God
    Wendi McLendon-Covey
    Wendi McLendon-Covey
    • Marci Mitchell
    Amar Chadha-Patel
    Amar Chadha-Patel
    • Osama Bin Laden
    • (as Amer Chadha-Patel)
    • …
    Paul Scheer
    Paul Scheer
    • Pickles
    Will Sasso
    Will Sasso
    • Roy
    Chenoa Morison
    • Lizzie
    Denis O'Hare
    Denis O'Hare
    • Agent Doss
    Rainn Wilson
    Rainn Wilson
    • Agent Simons
    Qualid Mezouar
    • Front Desk Clerk
    Zakaria Atifi
    Zakaria Atifi
    • Hotel Security Guard
    • (as Attifi Zakaria)
    Mohamad Zeroual
    • Airplane Passenger #1
    Wafaa Chaib
    • Flight Attendant
    My Driss Maarouf
    • Airplane Passenger #2
    Youssef Ait Mansour
    • Pakistani Customs Agent #1
    Abdellatif Radaji
    • Pakistani Customs Agent #2
    Khadija Amari
    • Old Lady At Airport
    Rajaa Zergini
    • Currency Exchange Eployee
    • Director
      • Larry Charles
    • Writers
      • Rajiv Joseph
      • Scott Rothman
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    User reviews79

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    7rebeccax5

    Loved this movie. Cage comedy

    Hilarious movie. Can't understand the bad reviews. Cage should get an Oscar for the. most absurd performance ever.

    Reading the reviews it's like how can they be so serious!? This Is comedy gold. Ridiculous is a good thing.

    I usually like Nicholas Cage in everything even all his camp movies, but this one takes the cake. He transforms in the weirdest archetype of crazy. Truly clinical madness. Proves Nicolas Cage has more guts then you ever thought

    Russell Brand is perfect in his supporting role as is Wendy Covey.

    A gem of idiocy.
    7lokilfa

    Come on! Not THAT bad

    Is the depiction of Pakistan good? Probably not. Is the biography accurate? Let's say "inspired by real events". Is this the best comedy of the year? Probably not.

    But, Nicolas Cage is above his own average, there is a story to tell and supporting cast do a decent job. In a sense the movie captures the spirit of the character if not the facts, the pacing is acceptable and eventually your viewing experience will be pleasant even if uneventful. Photography and editing are decent and the overall result is a slightly better than average comedy.

    It's a full six and a third adjusted to seven to counterbalance the over criticism of my exigent fellow reviewers. There's a lot worse around!

    Now, I've tried to carefully avoid mentioning Russel Brand (GOD) so far. That's because his acting is really terrible and his small but essential part brings down the whole to an annoyed five at best. What I've done is to imagine Steve Carrel playing God the whole time and trick my brain. No, I did NOT use drugs, it's a natural brain self defence technique.
    Gordon-11

    Over the top and not funny

    This film tells the story of a handyman in the United States who decides to act on the calling by God to go to Pakistan to eliminate bin Laden. Despite not having enough funds to finance his trips, not knowing his target's whereabouts and having no experience in such operations, he repeatedly goes to Pakistan to enact on his transpersonal goal.

    "Army of One" seems like it could be funny, so I watched it. Unfortunately, I did not find it funny at all. The man in question is portrayed to be unusually passionate about his calling, to the point of being unreasonable. The film turns out not to be fun, because it is very over the top with unfunny jokes. I find the story and the delivery of the story simply atrocious. Even 90 minutes of screen time is too long.
    7HaagseTVjunkie

    Funny movie 7/10

    Saw this movie last weekend, did not know what to expect. I never heard of Gary Faulker before, but I remembered that a couple years ago there was a crazy American who traveled to Pakistan to capture OBL. I thought is was a hoax, nobody can be that stupid. So Meet Gary Faulker, people.

    Nicolas Cage played the role very good, I did not see Nicolas Cage but a very annoying American patriot. Russel Brand played the role of god. He Was no Morgan Freeman god, but for this movie he played the part very convincing. Wendi McLendon-Covey acted a bit wooden and I really did not believe here role in the beginning of the movie. Extra notion for Rainn Wilson who played a small role in the movie as a some kind of jester.

    Plot of the movie was very funny and fast pacing. Remember, this is not a documentary but a comedy. Watch this movie, if you want a real laugh.
    4raynrobertspoetry

    I love my easy chair more than this movie.

    If a movie, especially a comedy, doesn't wake me up and keep me awake, if I fall asleep half way through it, I've either had too much to drink or I've been lulled by boredom. Well, I wasn't drinking, but woke in my easy chair after it ended and I didn't have any desire to go back and watch what I missed. Confusing, disjointed, not very funny, weird and then deep sleep. That's about all I can say about it.

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    • Trivia
      In interview with the New York times Nicolas Cage described the movie as disappointing and said that the director Larry Charles didn't get a final cut
    • Quotes

      God: What is that Nicholas Cage doing in my movie?

    • Crazy credits
      During the ending credits of the theatrical cut, real news footage of Gary Faulkner is shown. The footage ends with a statement, "Gary is currently planning to use the money made from this film to buy a kidney so that he can continue his mission."
    • Alternate versions
      The director's cut, released to Larry Charles' YouTube channel in 2025, is 68 minutes longer than the theatrical cut.
    • Connections
      Edited from C'est la fin (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Swing and Sway
      Written by Ken Morrison

      Performed by Morrie Morrison Orchestra

      Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

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    • Release date
      • July 1, 2017 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Đội Quân Một Người
    • Filming locations
      • Marrakech, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Conde Nast Entertainment
      • Dimension Films
      • Endgame Entertainment
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $372,194
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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