Army of One

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Army of One

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2016

1h 33m

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Crime

Drama

Biography

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Mystery & Thriller

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Gary Faulkner (Nicolas Cage), an ex-con, unemployed handyman, and modern day Don Quixote receives a vision from God telling him to capture Osama bin Laden. Armed with only a single sword purchased from a home-shopping network, Gary travels to Pakistan to complete his mission. While on his quest, Gary encounters old friends back home in Colorado, new friends he makes in Pakistan, the enemies he makes at the CIA -- and even God and Osama themselves.

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Jesse Hassenger

AV Club

Sep 14, 2018

C+

Army Of One doesn't add up to much.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Nov 3, 2016

The movie's noisy, busy and not that funny. But there is a sweetness and a cockeyed optimism here.

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Sean K. Cureton

Film Inquiry

Dec 5, 2016

Most viewers would be better off waiting for Army Of One to air on TV, or just giving it a pass altogether.

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Nov 22, 2016

2/5

Bizarre comic caper has language, drinking, drugs.

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Christopher Lawrence

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nov 18, 2016

Cage grabs hold of the Faulkner character with all his might and won't let go. Again, much like in that Vince Neil video.

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Vincent Mancini

FilmDrunk

Nov 18, 2016

C

I can't give Army of One a positive or negative review, I can only try to convey my utter bemusement at this cinematic Edsel.

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Anon Y

@Anonymous911 Jun 30, 2026

I wanted to like this movie. But, I didn't. Like a lot of Nick Cage films the idea here is good, but the delivery and overall production values are a miss. Better direction and a better script could have made for a much better experience. But, when is that not the case when a film is a miss? The cast didn't have much to work with here. It's too bad. This story had a lot of potential.

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James H

@RT22708432 May 13, 2026

I don’t know if I’m on drugs or the reviewers and critics here but I found this hysterical. It’s just wacky. I’m not even a Nicolas Cage fan. Perhaps his best movie I’ve ever seen with him in it just go along for the ride. I’m a hard one to please and I laughed many times and lots and lots of smiles. Oh and there’s no car chases with lots of crashes gun fights with lots of blood in Gore or gratuitous sex scenes just wacky humor.

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Martin B

@RT44235356 Mar 18, 2025

What was Cage thinking? See if he can play the most obnoxious, annoying character with a ridiculous script and have it make money simply because he’s Nick Cage? Wendi McLendon-Covey was great to see but not enough to last more then a half hour then fast forward to the end to see if it stuck the landing. It didn't so very happy I didn’t waste the time in the middle listening to that insanely grating voice.

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Sophie L

@RT52899824 Dec 28, 2024

Fun, quirky movie. It’s no blockbuster, but it’s a funny wacky Nick Cage movie!

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Alexander H

@AHughes24 Mar 26, 2024

I'm obviously alone here, but I found the movie both infectiously positive and charming. Nic Cage absolutely goes for it (as always)

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BadUncleIke

@Uncleike Mar 28, 2023

Compared to recent comedies out of Hollywood this is a damn Oscar winner! Just relax and run with it, lots of little sight gags, some laugh out loud funny stuff. There are scenes where you can't tell what is reality and what isn't, that's OK because neither can our hero. Enjoy.

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Gary Faulkner (Nicolas Cage), an ex-con, unemployed handyman, and modern day Don Quixote receives a vision from God telling him to capture Osama bin Laden. Armed with only a single sword purchased from a home-shopping network, Gary travels to Pakistan to complete his mission. While on his quest, Gary encounters old friends back home in Colorado, new friends he makes in Pakistan, the enemies he makes at the CIA -- and even God and Osama themselves.

Director: Larry Charles
Producer: Emile Gladstone, Jeremy Steckler, James D. Stern
Screenwriter: Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman
Distributor: Dimension Films, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Endgame Entertainment, Kasbah-Film Tanger
Rating: R (Language and Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Biography, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2017
Runtime: 1h 33m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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