Where to Watch War Dogs in Australia

War Dogs has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available in the UK on Netflix and HBO Max Amazon Channel. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 5,613 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Miles Teller — stay for everyone else around them. Start it on Netflix whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, War Dogs earns its spot. War Dogs gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan. The chemistry Miles Teller and Jonah Hill bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It was released in 2016. War Dogs earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, War Dogs respects your intelligence. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Miles Teller's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.