Film

Lord of War 2005

Directed by Andrew Niccol

  • Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • 122 min
  • R

Where there's a will, there's a weapon.

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.

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Character

Classical in form, grave, contemporary and epic.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • gravecomic
  • contemporarynostalgic
  • intimateepic
  • warmbleak

Who loves it, who doesn't

The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 5The Provocateur: disliked by 15 / 1The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 3The Cartographer: disliked by 23 / 2The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 44The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 33The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 22The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 11The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 11The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

35 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Cartographers.

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