On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.
Practical Effects
The alien war machine is mostly practical—no shiny CGI soup here.
Stunts
Ritchson does his own heavy lifting, literally throwing soldiers around.
Sound
The machine's hydraulic screams will haunt your subwoofer.
Director
Patrick Hughes
Alan Ritchson
81
Dennis Quaid
Army Sgt Maj Sheridan
Stephan James
7
Jai Courtney
Class President
Esai Morales
Army Officer Torres
Blake Richardson
15
Keiynan Lonsdale
60
Jack Patten
109
Joshua Diaz
96
Heather Burridge
122
Daniel Webber
57
Matt Testro
38
Patrick Hughes
Master Sergeant Hughes (Blackhawk)
Alex King
44
Victory Ndukwe
135
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ritchson trained with actual Army Rangers for six weeks and reportedly broke a rib on day three.
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