Kevin Mckidd, Sean Pertwee, Emma Cleasby

A British Squad is sent on a training mission in the Highlands of Scotland against Special Operations squad. Ignoring the childish "campfire" stories heard about the area, they continue with their mis...( read more  read more... )sion and come across the bloody remains of the Special Ops Squad, and a fierce howling is pitching the night sky... With two mortally wounded men, they make an escape, running into a zoologist by the name of Megan - who knows exactly what hunts them. What began as what they thought was a training mission turns into a battle for their lives against the most unlikely enemies they would have expected - werewolves.

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R, 105 min.

Directed by: Neil Marshall

Release Date: January 1, 2002

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DVD Release Date: November 5, 2002

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  • November 10, 2009
    If you are like me and are completly sick to death of the teen/college slasher horrors that hollywood seem to produce by the week then Dog Soldiers is then film for you. this film has everything for the true horror fan, a great story , good acting , lots of blood , tons of action...( read more) and most importantly it's bloody scary. The film is about a group of soldiers on routine patrol in Scotland come across what seems to be a group of man eating beasts that turn out to be warewolf's and do their best to fight of the constant attack by the flesh eating beasts. What i like about the movie that while it has a good blend of horror and action it is also very amusing in parts to and unlike most hollywood horrors it it funny when the director means it to be! A classy way above average horror that you cant fail to enjoy.

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  • September 18, 2009
    One of the better Werewolf films in recent years. Sit through all of the Howling films and you might just argue that it deserves an Oscar!
  • September 5, 2009
    "Six soldiers. Full moon. No chance."

    A routine military exercise turns into a nightmare in the Scotland wilderness.

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    Pretty smart action/horror with a low budget that still manages ...( read more)to be highly thrilling. The werewolves are clearly just men in costumes, but that doesn't stop them from being a great representation of the mythical beast and scary to boot. The story is very sharp for a film like this, with the dialogue between the soldiers feeling incredibly natural and the plot unfolding itself exceptionally well. The actors are all very adept at both action sequences and dialogue-heavy banter, and the contrast between the two works very well in the film. The direction is a bit too shaky at times - indicative of the low budget - and the visual look is too grainy, but the film is great fun to watch and one of the most entertaining horrors in recent memory. One of the best werewolf films ever made.
  • August 10, 2009
    Ok where do I start? Such mixed feelings about this film.

    You have some great British Drama Actors here, Liam Cunningham, Kevin McKidd, plus Sean Pertwee etc and the acting throughout wasn?t bad, but the film itself was really poor. The werewolves were embarrassing ? I can?t...( read more) believe a film of this time, with the evolution of special effects and make up etc have come up with this as a suitable horror.

    The storyline isn?t original, it?s pretty much the same as many original werewolf movies, but the soldier part is thrown in as an extra.

    A very minotinous film, with little appeal.
  • April 30, 2009
    A low budget UK horror film which truly rocks! This is a gem and should be seen by anyone who enjoys suspenseful horror. The acting is superb. You really care about what happens to this group of soldiers. A real gem.....
  • November 18, 2009
    I will commend this movie for having some of the best looking werewolves on screen next to Underworld. My big complaint of the movie was the poor film quality, it looked like a t.v. show at times. That's really the only downside though, it's a great werewolf movie in the same vei...( read more)n as Predator and Aliens. Neil Marshall's style is really interesting and Kevin McKidd played the ultimate Scottish soldier.
  • November 15, 2009
    The first time I began to see this movie, I never got the chance to see the whole movie and it has gnawed at me for a long time now (4-5 years). Then when I saw it, it was the middle of the night and I was a little bit frightened. Now when I see the whole movie I do understand th...( read more)at I was a bit frightened at some places.
    It feels really nice to finally have seen the whole movie and I where very surprised at the twist in the movie. I would like to see this again, though in the middle of the night.
  • November 12, 2009
    best take on the werewolfs
  • October 28, 2009
    Thankfully, Michael Berryman Is not as scary in real life as what he is in this movie where he plays a terrifying cannibal. This is one of Wes Craven´s greatest films.
  • October 26, 2009
    Lol so fearless !

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  • hc100
    September 1, 2007
    Whatever you do - don't bother with the sequel Dog Soldiers 2 not only are there no soldiers in it but there aren't any freaking werewolves in it either !!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 1HotGrandma
    June 10, 2007
    MUCH BETTER THAN I EXPECTED, BIT OF GORE, HORROR, THRILLS & TOUCH OF HUMOR ALSO! WORTH THE WATCH!
  • JoeHetherington
    June 10, 2007
    prob my fave movie, watched it about 4 times! spoon is an absolute legend.
  • bomberboy1
    May 29, 2007
    everytime i see this movie i can't help but want to get into a fistfight with a werewolf, just like Spoon. Why did he have to die?!?! He was my favorite!
  • melissaheppner
    July 10, 2006
    this is the best movie eva made
    !!!
  • jbpelican
    June 18, 2006
    Watch it and youll know what i mean. Spoon............Is.............Awsome!!!!

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