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Summary Based upon recently declassified files of the British War Department and inspired by true events, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is an action-comedy that tells the story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during WWII by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of military officials including author I...

Directed By: Guy Ritchie

Written By: Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Arash Amel, Damien Lewis

In Theaters Now
  • 2024
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 2 h
  • 2024
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 2 h

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 34 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 35 User Ratings
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Summary Based upon recently declassified files of the British War Department and inspired by true events, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is an action-comedy that tells the story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during WWII by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of military officials including author I...

Directed By: Guy Ritchie

Written By: Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Arash Amel, Damien Lewis

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Mixed or Average Based on 34 Critic Reviews
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47% Positive
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53% Mixed
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0% Negative
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90
Apr 16, 2024
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is everything you want in a movie: the fight scenes are bloody and exciting, the dialogue is tongue-in-cheek, every joke landed, and not one actor felt out of place.
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Apr 18, 2024
A throwback WWII men-on-a-mission adventure marinated in modern bloodlust and movie references, this particularly pulpy take on a Dad Cinema staple couldn’t be more violent and more derivative of past works. It also couldn’t be more of a blast to watch if you enjoy a certain strain of carbon-dated derring-do mixed with cheeky carnage.
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74% Positive
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SexyET
Apr 21, 2024
Gotta give credit to the people who worked on this that is filled with witty charismatic humor inside.
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pastor43
Apr 21, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyed this good-paced and fun journey of formidble men and women fighting for something greater than glory of country.
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63
Apr 19, 2024
It’s all in good fun, if a little shallow.
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Apr 17, 2024
As another one of the director’s mid-budget, mid-level crowd-pleasers, it mostly works – well-made enough to distract in the moment but not quite enough to last in the many after, unlikely to catapult him to the top or sink him to the bottom.
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Apr 18, 2024
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare would seem to be an almost ideal project for Ritchie—which is why its lethargy comes as such a dispiriting surprise.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 18, 2024
The disappointment in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare lies in how much potential it had to be something more.
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Apr 16, 2024
The result is a smirking, shallow action-comedy — a total mission failure.
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Geos_The_Saver
Apr 20, 2024
honestly awesome kept me at the edge of my seat, well bed, and was an amazing experience
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BulletTrain57
Apr 20, 2024
Just saw this movie with a friend. If you like WWII history & director Guy Ritchie..this is the movie to see. A well written script, great sets & a stellar cast..headed by Henry **** to this movie's enjoyment. Highly recommend it if you're a Winston Churchill history buff.
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Chipotle333
Apr 20, 2024
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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TVJerry
Apr 25, 2024
As unlikely as it plots, this is actually based on true events from Winston Churchill's own declassified files. During WWII, 5 men were sent on an unofficial mission to destroy a **** boat that carried vital supplies. This rouge group (led by Henry Cavill) is mercilessly fierce and their techniques are brutal. At least that's what we see in an early slaughter before the story moves into too much plotting and chatter. Even after enduring all the prep and minor setbacks, the final encounter features lots of guns, explosions and kills with little of director Guy Ritchie's usual violent visual flair. As a historical recreation, it's a fascinating story, but as entertainment, there aren't many of Ritchie's comic touches and the action is broad and uninspired.
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egoBorder
Apr 19, 2024
Nothing can salvage this tedious movie that thinks it's "fun" but is as boring as your friend's kid trying to get attention. A group of elite supermen take on a mission with absolutely no tension and triumph as easily as a dog taking a ****, which is pretty much how the script was written, it seems. At least Cavill is having some fun, but his constant mugging gets pretty old. Everyone else feels like someone you'd like to avoid inviting to a party if you can help it. Also, the constant green-screen backgrounds are really obvious and make the movie feel even smaller than the writing
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Production Company Black Bear, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Lionsgate Films, Media Capital Technologies
Release Date Apr 19, 2024
Duration 2 h
Rating R
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Website https://www.theministryofungentlemanlywarfare.movie/
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