Synopses & Reviews
Lord of War is an action adventure story set in the world of international arms dealing. The film, based on fact, follows the globetrotting exploits of arms dealer Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage). Through some of the deadliest war zones, Yuri struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent (Ethan Hawke), his business rivals...even some of his customers, who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, Yuri must also face his own conscience.
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"A bleak comedy, funny in a Catch-22 sort of way, and at the same time an angry outcry against the gun traffic that turns 12-year-olds into killers and cheapens human life to the point where might makes not only right, but everything else." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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"A raffishly ironic and insinuating movie and probably the most sheerly enjoyable film of the year so far." David Denby, New Yorker
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"A caustic satire masquerading as an action adventure." Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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"We've seen hundreds of gun-crazy action movies, but few films that tell us anything about the business of buying and selling weapons." Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
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"Lord of War is advocacy entertainment an act of mainstream provocation and, for the most part, it works unusually well." Ty Burr, Boston Globe