Warfare

Immediacy is everything in Warfare, a stripped-down, you-are-there war film co-directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza. A platoon of American Navy SEALs occupies the home of an Iraqi family, using it as an overwatch position as US forces move through insurgent territory. The premise stays tight and grounded, drawing tension from waiting, watching, and the constant threat of a situation that could turn in an instant, with a young ensemble including Joseph Quinn, Charles Melton, and Kit Connor.

Visceral and unflinching, it's made for viewers who want combat depicted with raw realism rather than gloss. The pacing trades sprawling plot for sustained, nerve-fraying tension and sensory authenticity. Audiences drawn to intense, boots-on-the-ground war cinema and Garland's exacting craft will find it a harrowing, deeply immersive experience.