‘Masterpiece’ battle movie now on Amazon Prime with 92% Rotten Tomatoes rating | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

A “masterpiece” battle movie set in the course of the Iraq War described by one fan as “one of the best war movies of the last decade” is streaming now. Warfare (2025) is about in 2006, and depicts the story of a real-life mission carried out by US forces in Iraq’s Ramadi Province, an space of the nation contested by Al‑Qaeda forces.

The synopsis on Amazon Prime reads: “The harrowing true story of a US Navy Seal platoon surveillance mission gone dangerously wrong. Warfare captures the intensity of combat like never before, and delivers an unflinching portrayal of brotherhood, sacrifice, and survival.” The movie was written and directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, who was one of many US troopers who took half within the mission. It was impressed by his experiences, in addition to testimony from different platoon members.

The movie options an ensembled solid, inclyding D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Joseph Quinn, and Charles Melton.

The occasions of the film play out in actual time, in a breathless and immersive try to recreate the moment-to-moment rigidity confronted by the personnel who skilled it.

Wendy Ide, a critic at The Observer, notes that the movie focuses on capturing what being there was like, and rejects “a flag-waving message about the nobility of the cause” or “some attempt at sentimental string-pulling to knit an emotional attachment to the characters.”

“The overriding impression, once the adrenaline has drained away, is of futility, waste and pointless destruction,” she wrote.

Fans have showered Warfare with reward on-line, with one Rotten Tomatoes person writing: “Pure realist depiction of overseas military operation, delivering raw emotions of the US Navy Seals soldiers.

“There are stable motion scenes that preserve you on edge however the film attracts your focus to what the troopers assume, really feel and expertise. I wasn’t anticipating that, that was a masterpiece work.”

Another wrote: “Realistic. Traumatizing. No frills. No juice. Just pure warfare. Easily top-of-the-line battle films of the final decade.”

A third added: “Absolutely superb battle movie. 10 out of 10. An entire adrenaline rush.”

The film has a superb 92% Tomatometer score, reflecting the high percentage of critics who have given it a positive review. It also has a 93% score based on general audience reviews.

One fan on IMDb praised the realism but wasn’t taken by the storytelling: “Warfare is a movie I love a bit greater than I get pleasure from. I consider it achieved its major aim of being a masterclass of immersive realism. It’s a really uncompromising depiction of battle and accommodates a uncooked and abdomen turning efficiency from Joseph Quinn.

“However, I think that commitment to realism is also the film’s biggest limiting factor. The deliberate choice to keep the character and missions vague, limited its emotional impact.

“Overall, I feel its an excellent train in filmmaking and cinematography that overtly prioritizes a visceral expertise over a traditional narrative story.”

Others appreciated its focus on authenticity over blockbuster war film tropes. “Warfare engrossed me from scene one to the very finish,” they wrote.

“Most biopics/historic dramas must take liberties with particulars and dialog. This script was written primarily based on the recollections of the boys who have been there. As such, it would not really feel like Hollywood. It feels private and intimate.”

The movie has a 15 certificates and options robust damage element, violence, and language – so viewer discretion is suggested.

Warfare is streaming now on Amazon Prime.