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- 2020
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 2 h 3 m
- 2020
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 2 h 3 m
Summary A small team of U.S. soldiers battle against hundreds of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
Directed By: Rod Lurie
Written By: Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Jake Tapper
- 2020
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 2 h 3 m
- 2020
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 2 h 3 m
The Outpost
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7.1
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Summary A small team of U.S. soldiers battle against hundreds of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
Directed By: Rod Lurie
Written By: Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Jake Tapper
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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74% Positive
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26% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
71
74% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
26% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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A riveting combat movie that aims to put viewers alongside American soldiers in the midst of one of the bloodiest battles in the long-running war, “The Outpost” takes the measure of what a few dozen men endured and finds heroism not in enemies killed but in compadres saved.
The Outpost is a cleverly, and respectfully, crafted war film that uses a segmented, episodic approach to help you invest in the characters while building up to a very impressive battle sequence.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 52 User Ratings
7.1
69% Positive
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36 Ratings
19% Mixed
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12% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 52 User Ratings
7.1
69% Positive
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
19% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
12% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
As a soldier in the United States Army that works in the building right next to 3-61 I can’t begin to explain the importance of this film to the new real story war movie genre. We are in a time now that the war on terror is 20 years long and still going. And this film can hit us closer to the vest because it’s our sons and daughters that are involved and can be involved in the same war you’re watching on film. It was shot with such authenticity of the crude deployment humor and brotherhood along with the seriousness of battle that it has to be one of the best war films ever shot. (Even if I’m slightly biased.)
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A fantastic and absolutely tense movie, enjoyable from start to finish. The characters all feel real, and it make the gunfights all feel just as real. 93/100
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For those who appreciate the genre, this is a better-than-average merging of technical craftsmanship, narrative coherence, and competent acting.
The Outpost really is not a movie of wit or soaring inspirational speeches, but of no-holds-barred emotion. A story of young men in their 20s, with dreams and loved ones back home, who had the courage to risk it all for each other.
Given that his movie never gives us an opportunity to understand who these men are, it is hard to mourn them beyond a superficial fashion.
The Outpost finds success in its thrilling, white-knuckling battle sequence, but rarely digs below the surface of the ones who fought in it.
Yet despite the interchangability of some of the characters, the last half of The Outpost — in which the two-day Battle of Kamdesh is condensed into an hour of horror — is a technical marvel, as the soldiers come under an attack as relentless as a tsunami.
The Outpost is based on true events that happened around one of the most northern US military camps in Afghanistan. The camp was poorly placed and wasn't safe to defend, causing many soldiers to lose their life. And eventually, the series of errors lead to a catastrophe.
The movie is expertly shot, using long uninterrupted shots instead of many cut frames. Explosions, military gear, wounds and tactics look realistic. The viewer gets to know the characters through dialogue and events, making a connection with these men as they are put in harms way. An impressive movie! I give it a 9/10.
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Entertaining, well done, better than average and yet it never seems like you're seeing something that feels fresh or new.
While it's true that this isn't necessarily a problem considering the things it does well, frankly I have spent a while without watching a film about the US military that feels like more than just a film of its time.
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An objectively bad movie, bad writing, bad directing, the actors did the most of what they were given, this is a B movie made into a D movie by sheer laziness. Skip it.
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Production Company
Millennium Media,
Perfection Hunter Productions,
York Films
Release Date Jul 2, 2020
Duration 2 h 3 m
Rating R
Tagline The mission was survival.
Website
http://theoutpostfilm.com/
Awards
Critics Choice Super Awards
• 2 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Video Librarian
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
