The only thing more dangerous than the mission is the escape.
After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.
Kandahar (2023) is a action, thriller and war film directed by Ric Roman Waugh, released on May 25, 2023 with a runtime of 1h 59m. It stars Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Travis Fimmel and Ali Fazal. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 1,308 ratings.
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Gerard Butler
as Tom Harris
Navid Negahban
as Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
Travis Fimmel
as Roman Chalmers
Ali Fazal
as Kahil Nasir
Bahador Foladi
as Farzad Asadi
Nina Toussaint-White
as Luna Cujai
Mark Arnold
as Mark Lowe
Corey Johnson
as Chris Hoyt
Hakeem Jomah
as Rasoul
Tom Rhys Harries
as Oliver Altman
Ray Haratian
as Ismail Rabbani
Elnaaz Norouzi
as Shina Asadi
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, written by Mitchell LaFortune, produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Brendon Boyea.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 1,308 ratings.
A CIA agent in Afghanistan has to try escape the hostile territory when his disguise is blown. If you apply some suspension of disbelief to accept that it would be possible to a single man to survive being followed by an army of enemies, Kandahar is actually a quite well-made movie! Very contemporary, following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the movie does a good job showing the hostile atmosphere where…
Reviewed on May 17, 2023
Yet another military pot boiler, starring, once again, Gerard Butler. Kandahar pretends to be open and inclusive. There's a modest plug for nationalism/patriotism, from the perspective of different nations.That said, this film is essentially about saving a man who commits a pretty awful act of terrorism, in another nation, at the behest of the CIA. Its quite watchable, there's a lot of serviceable action. That'…
Reviewed on June 17, 2023
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Reviewed on June 18, 2023
Gerard Butler is an actor who knows his strengths and takes roles that play to them, and his charismatic lead performance is one of the best things about “Kandahar,” a military action thriller about undercover CIA operative Tom (Gerard Butler) who is stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan with his translator, Mo (Navid Negahban). It’s vaguely familiar to this year’s “The Covenant” from Guy Ritchie, yet the…
Reviewed on August 4, 2023
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Kandahar (2023) is available to stream on Hulu, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and FlixFling. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Kandahar (2023) includes Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Travis Fimmel, Ali Fazal and Bahador Foladi. The film was directed by Ric Roman Waugh. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Kandahar was released on May 25, 2023 and runs for 1h 59m.
Kandahar (2023) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 1,308 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, thriller and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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