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American Soldiers

  • 2005
  • R
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
2.6K
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American Soldiers (2005)
ActionDramaHistoryWar

A group of U.S. soldiers defy their country when they release mistreated prisoners.A group of U.S. soldiers defy their country when they release mistreated prisoners.A group of U.S. soldiers defy their country when they release mistreated prisoners.

  • Director
    • Sidney J. Furie
  • Writer
    • Greg Mellott
  • Stars
    • Curtis Morgan
    • Zan Calabretta
    • Jordan Brown
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.5/10
    2.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sidney J. Furie
    • Writer
      • Greg Mellott
    • Stars
      • Curtis Morgan
      • Zan Calabretta
      • Jordan Brown
    • 55User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Curtis Morgan
    Curtis Morgan
    • Spc. Tyler Jackson
    • (as Curtis Morgan)
    Zan Calabretta
    Zan Calabretta
    • Sgt. Delvecchio
    Jordan Brown
    • Spc. Cohen
    Eddie Della Siepe
    Eddie Della Siepe
    • Pfc. Roy Pena
    Paul Sturino
    Paul Sturino
    • Pfc. Dowdy
    Ben Gilbank
    Ben Gilbank
    • Pfc. Aikens
    Shaun Taylor
    • Sgt. Ron Stalker
    • (as Shaun Garrett)
    Brett Ryan
    Brett Ryan
    • Spc. Romeo
    Philippe Buckland
    • Spc. Carver
    Michael Belisaro
    • Pfc. Johnson
    • (as Michael Belisario)
    Vince Salonia
    • Lt. Ahmed
    James Gilbert
    James Gilbert
    • National Guard Lt. Banning
    • (as Jim Gilbert)
    Jason Matheson
    • National Guard Lt. Diggs
    Alastair Love
    Alastair Love
    • National Guard Sgt. Wilkes
    Josh Campbell
    • National Guard Pfc. Kelly
    Jesse Ryder Hughes
    • National Guard Spc. Cooper
    • (as Jesse Hughes)
    Danny Kharazmi
    • Insurgent
    Rashid Al Switi
    • Bad Cop
    • (as Rashid Al-Switti)
    • Director
      • Sidney J. Furie
    • Writer
      • Greg Mellott
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    1mrgirone

    worst war movie ever made

    worst acting I have ever seen. These soldiers are the worst shots in the world. The only thing worse is their acting. These soldiers see more action in one day than most see in a lifetime. Good idea for a movie but the over acting kills me. the only good acting was from the enemy.

    The props were toys too. Don't waste you time I did for you. Started out OK, but died quickly. Must have been a very small budget. I hope they didn't pay anyone.

    don't waste your time.

    So many goofs, I wondered if it was a spoof.
    drtheng

    So you wanna see how an RPG cannot destroy a Hummer?

    I can't believe this director is still making movies. I mean, look at the movies he's made, they're almost all rated less than 4 stars. I wish there was a negative rating here so I could give it at least a -5 for such a terrible movie. The acting is completely and extremely lame. The soldiers look like they have never seen and/or touched a gun before, and it scares me. Think about it, those guys are the people who are supposed to protect our country and they can't even shoot straight. My 5 year old cousin can even shoot better that (with a toy gun of course.) It makes me wonder why the hell I wasted 2 hour to watch this stupid movie. I guess I've lost some IQ after watching it.
    1Cinemaniac1984

    Extremely Disgraceful

    After spotting this in the Video Store, I thought I'd check this flick out. After 20 minutes, I had realised I had made a major mistake. This movie is extremely pathetic. I don't know what the makers were thinking, but it looked like a amateur home video with actors just plucked off the street. The acting was poor and the plot is just horrible. It seemed like that ideas were just made up as the movie went along. The director seemed like he had no clue on making this movie.

    After half an hour of wasted time, I had to stop the movie. This atrocity was just too much for me.

    Don't even look at the cover of the movie, don't even consider hiring it, just keep looking elsewhere for better entertainment.

    1/10.
    5artyom_aa

    i am from Iraq so i know better

    look I'm an IRAQI, and i lived in Iraq during the worst years of the war 2003-2007 so i know more than most people here about the reality of the movie. it is completely unrealistic. insurgents almost never attack with more than 3 vehicles and if there was a street fight, the us military would definitely lose it. what counts for the us military in Iraq is the aerial support which didn't exist in this movie. As for the funny RPGs, IEDs and car bombs, they were just ridiculous. do you know if a car bomb explodes 100 meters away from you, the wave will probably fly you for at least 10 meters and shreds or whatever its called will kill you. OK, time to tell you why i kinda liked some parts. first the sites. almost all war movies about Iraq are just plain ignorant show Iraq as a big desert with evil looking people. this one was a lot more accurate in terms of people their accent (although some was Syrian not Iraqi) and also the geography. i liked the fact that one soldier mentioned that 9/11 and WMDs had nothing to do with Iraq. a lot of ignorants still believe the opposite despite the proofs. also i liked how the Iraqi prisoner told the story of how he turned into an insurgent. it was the case of many Iraqi fighters who have lost everything because of the us military. the movie in general is very unreal but you know the few good points that i mentioned make up for the fictional part.
    1octahexx

    Very poor acting

    I love war movies. I watch them all and have probably covered 80% av all the war movies on IMDb.com no matter how they are rated because some people just have bad taste. I watch black and white war movies and foreign movies you name it.

    But this movie is horrible. The acting is like watching bay watch but in Iraq.

    they have all the gear and the environment but they cant perform at all. the plot is thin even for a war movie.

    You cant connect to anyone in the movie at all.

    Its also lacking realism they stand 2 meters from each other and fire rpgs and saw machine guns for like 5 minutes but don't hit anything.

    I think this is the worst war movie i have ever seen.

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    • Trivia
      During the Special Features "Making Of/Behind The Scenes" segment included on the DVD, it is explained that the movie was filmed in Canada. The producers couldn't easily find locations with palm trees to add realism to outside scenes. Two Special Effects personnel are shown moving "fake palm trees" into position and standing them up on their large flat bases, just like setting up orange traffic cones. Dirt and weeds are shown being placed around the base to add to the illusion of them being real trees.
    • Goofs
      After the post-helicopter crash shootout, the dead insurgent's leg moves. His leg is in a different position in every scene.
    • Connections
      References Scarface (1983)

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Combat Zone
    • Filming locations
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • Peace Arch Entertainment Group
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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