Green Zone (2010)
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53% of critics liked it
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59% of users liked it
(149,971 ratings)
United 93 director Paul Greengrass explores the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in this feature adaptation of author Rajiv Chandrasekaran's literary exposé Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone. A onetime Baghdad bureau chief of the Washington Post, Chandrasekaran was… More United 93 director Paul Greengrass explores the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in this feature adaptation of author Rajiv Chandrasekaran's literary exposé Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone. A onetime Baghdad bureau chief of the Washington Post, Chandrasekaran was present as American forces attempted to set up a provisional government on the grounds surrounding former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's opulent palace. The resulting governing body, according to critics, existed in a bubble so far-removed from the grim realities of the Iraq War that it failed to properly assess the needs of the people. In this fictional thriller set during the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad, director Greengrass and screenwriter Brian Helgeland use Chandrasekaran's journalistic account as the foundation for the story of an officer who joins forces with a senior CIA officer to unearth evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) is certain that Hussein has been stockpiling WMDs in the Iraqi desert, but in their race from one empty site to the next, they soon stumble across evidence of an elaborate cover up. As a result, Miller realizes that operatives on both sides of the conflict are attempting to spin the story in their favor. Now, as Miller searches for answers made ever more elusive by covert and faulty intelligence, the truth becomes the most valuable weapon of all. Will those answers prove pivotal in clearing a rogue regime, or escalate the war in a region that grows increasingly unstable with each passing day? Amy Ryan co-stars as the New York Times foreign correspondent who travels to Iraq investigating the U.S. government's allegations about weapons of mass destruction, with Greg Kinnear appearing in the role of an additional CIA officer, and Antoni Corone essaying the role of a colonel. Brendan Gleeson rounds out the main cast for this Universal Pictures production. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paul Greengrass
- Written By
- Brian Helgeland
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
- In Theaters
- Mar 12, 2010 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Laremy Legel, Film.com
Green Zone is the rare miss from frequent collaborators Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass.
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
It's one thing for the filmmakers to (sort of) fictionalize real people, but Green Zone wraps up with a wish-fulfillment fantasy that is about as believable as watching reinforcements riding in to save Custer.
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Ben Walters, Time Out
Greengrass concocts a formula with a fighting chance of dispelling the Curse of the Hollywood Iraq Movie. If a picture as conventionally accessible as Green Zone tanks, that campaign is surely lost.
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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Reduces policies that caused the deaths of thousands to the equivalent of a first-person-shooter video game.
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Tom Long, Detroit News
Green Zone hits hard and doesn't forgive. It plays out like fiction, and in some ways it is. But in too many ways, it's not.
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Cast
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Matt Damon
as Roy Miller
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Greg Kinnear
as Clark Poundstone
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Brendan Gleeson
as Martin Brown
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Amy Ryan
as Lawrie Dayne
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Khalid Abdalla
as Freddy
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Jason Isaacs
as Briggs
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Antoni Corone
as Colonel Lyons
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Igal Naor
as Al Rawi
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Said Faraj
as Seyyed Hamza
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Aymen Hamdouchi
as Ayad Hamza
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Nicoye Banks
as Perry
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Jerry Della Salla
as Wilkins
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Sean Huze
as Conway
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Raad Rawi
as Ahmed Zubaidi
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Bijan Daneshmand
as Zubaidi's Aide
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Bryan Reents
as Poundstone's Aide
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Michael O'Neill
as Colonel Bethel
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Allen Vaught
as Colonel Jonathan Vaught
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Paul Rieckhoff
as Gonzales
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Martin McDougall
as Brown's Aide
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Driss Roukhe
as Tahir al-Malik
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Muayad Ali
as Qasim
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Soumaya Akaaboune
as Sanaa
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Faical Attougui
as Al Rawi Bodyguard
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John Roberson
as Infantry Sergeant
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James Brown
as Soldier at WMD Site
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Michael Judge
as JMOC Tech
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Paul Jones
as JMOC Soldier
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Patrick St. Esprit
as Military Intel 2 Star
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Tim Ahern
as General at VTC
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Whitley Bruner
as Senior CIA Man at VTC
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Intishal Al Timmi
as Hawkish Iraqi
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Jamal Selamoui
as Hawkish Aide
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Mohamed Kafi
as Iraqi Officer
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Kadhum Sabur
as Mystery Man
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Boubker Hilal
as Qasim's Aide
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Thamou el Metouani
as Seyyed's Housekeeper
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Salah Eddine Elamari
as Seyyed's Son
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Naji El Jouhary
as Seyyed's Son
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Aroun Benchkaroun
as Seyyed's Son
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Hajar Machroune
as Seyyed's Daughter
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William Oakes
as Camp Cropper Tech
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Ziad Adwan
as Translator
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Ian Bendel
as Camp Cropper Guard
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Venie Joshua
as Camp Cropper Guard
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Miguel Berroa
as Camp Cropper Guard
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Peter Shayhorn
as Camp Cropper Guard
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Miguel Palaugalarza
as Camp Cropper Warden
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Christopher Lilly
as Camp Cropper Warden
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Omar Berdouni
as Righteous Ali
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Sabir Ed-Dayab
as Iraqi Prisoner
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Alex Moore
as CIA Tech
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Alistair Bailey
as CIA Tech
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Paul Cloutier
as Special Forces Tech
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Wallace Bagwell
as Alpha Leader 1
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William Meredith
as CPA Presser
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Tommy Campbell
as Chopper Comms Commander
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James 'Kimo' Wills
as Chopper Comms Tech
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Jered Bezemek
as Convoy Commander
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Johnny Nilsson
as Republican Palace Reporter
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Michael Dwyer
as MET D
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Edouard H.R. Gluck
as MET D
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Brian Siefkes
as MET D
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Adam Wendling
as MET D
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Abdul Henderson
as MET D
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Paul Karsko
as MET D
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Robert Miller
as MET D
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Eugene Cherry
as MET D
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Alexander Drum
as MET D
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Brian Van Riper
as MET D
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Matthew Knott
as MET D
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Nathan Lewis
as MET D
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Salman Hassan
as Zubaidi Conference Speaker #1
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Ammar Khdir
as Zubaidi Conference Speaker #2
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Youssif Falah-Jassem
as Zubaidi Conference Speaker #3
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Latif Al Anzi
as Zubaidi Conference Speaker #4








