War

Synopsis

War is a 2007 American action thriller film directed by Philip G. Atwell in his directorial debut and featuring stage combat choreographed by Corey Yuen. The film stars Jet Li and Jason Statham in their second cinematic pairing (after the 2001 film The One), with John Lone, Devon Aoki, and Luis Guzmán appearing in supporting roles. The plot follows FBI agent Crawford (Statham) who is determined to track down and kill a mysterious assassin known as Rogue (Li) after his partner and family are murdered, dragging him into a brutal turf war between rival Triad and Yakuza factions. War's working title was Rogue; it was changed to avoid conflict with another film with the same name. It was re-titled as Rogue Assassin in New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Australia, the Philippines and several European countries. The film was released in the United States on August 24, 2007. It grossed $40.7 million at the box office against the $25 million budget. While War initially received generally negative reviews from mainstream critics upon its release, some modern commentators classify the film as a cult classic within Li's Hollywood filmography because of its "over-the-top spectacle".

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Details

Type

Movie

Release date

August 24, 2007

Genres

action film, thriller film, crime film

Created by

Philip Atwell

Runtime

103 min

Countries

United States