

In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
Practical Effects
Orc makeup and world-building details that deserved better scripts
Production
Shadowrun-meets-LA production design actually slaps
Acting
Joel Edgerton commits HARD to sad orc energy

Director
David Ayer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Netflix paid $90 million for this, their biggest original film purchase at the time. They greenlit a sequel immediately, then quietly shelved it after the critics spoke.
Max Landis's screenplay was rewritten heavily; Ayer and Smith reportedly clashed on set. The finished film is basically a $90 million argument about what movie they were making.