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‘Warfare’: True Navy SEAL Story Redefines Cinematic Combat

Based on memories of the actual SEALs involved, this hyperviolent, naturalistic portrayal of combat couldn’t spring authentically from a civilian filmmaker.
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‘Warfare’: True Navy SEAL Story Redefines Cinematic Combat
Alpha One SEAL platoon suppressing enemy fire in preparation for an exfiltration, in "Warfare." A24
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R | 1h 35m | War, Action | 2025

Former Navy SEAL and Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza got his start in show business when his platoon of active-duty SEALs was recruited to play themselves in the groundbreaking war movie “Act of Valor” (2012). “Valor” was the most realistic war movie to date, post Oliver Stone’s “Platoon” (1986). Stone served in Vietnam.
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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