<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $60 million </Td> </Tr> <P> War Machine is a 2017 American satirical war film directed and written by David Michôd, based on the nonfiction book The Operators by Michael Hastings . It is a fictionalized version of the events in the book based on United States Army General Stanley McChrystal . </P> <P> The film stars Brad Pitt, Anthony Michael Hall, Anthony Hayes, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Tilda Swinton and Ben Kingsley . It was released on Netflix on May 26, 2017 . </P>

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