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Ambush

Ambush

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Ambush

"The enemy is everywhere."

2023

1h 44m

6.4(130 votes)

War

Action

Thriller

Overview

When a small outpost is ambushed, a US Army squad must take the battle below ground on a high-stakes mission in a new type of warfare the likes of which they have never seen.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Miller

Connor Paolo

Connor Paolo

Ackerman

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart

Capitaine Drummond

Mara Lane

Mara Lane

Bian Fam

Patrick Walker

Patrick Walker

Gates

Jason Genao

Jason Genao

Boyd

Mac Brandt

Mac Brandt

Crawdford

Jordan Johnson-Hinds

Jordan Johnson-Hinds

Rusty

Francis Mancho

Cole

Gregory Sims

Gregory Sims

Powell

Creative team

Directed by: Mark Burman
Written by: Johnny Lozano
Michael McClung
Produced by: Mark Burman

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