Based on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq.Based on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq.Based on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Ramón Rodríguez
- Cpl. Matt Morales
- (as Ramon Rodriguez)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMegan Leavey: a drill instructor.
- GoofsWhen the Master Sergeant (MSgt) first introduces the new-joins, he refers to Megan Leavey as "Private" but her rank insignia is "Private First Class" The Marine Corps does not refer to Privates First Class as "Privates". The Master Sergeant should have introduced her as, "PFC Leavey."
- Quotes
Megan Leavey: You don't leave because you have somewhere to go, you leave because nothing is keeping you there.
Megan Leavey: [to Rex tearing clothing apart] You wait till we get to Iraq to find your inner puppy?
- Crazy creditsBefore the end credits, there was footage of Rex in the pool and photos of him and the real Megan Leavey.
- SoundtracksI'll Never Know
Written by Brayden Deskins, Taylor Stover, Tyler Boyd, Cheapshot (as Colton Fisher), Jason Rabinowitz and Jaron Lamot
Performed by A Yawn Worth Yelling
Courtesy of The Math Club
Under license from Format Entertainment
Featured review
Part way through I began to feel the story was a bit slow moving, maybe a little flat. I realized this is not an indictment of the film, but of Americans' movie going habits. Everything these days is a blockbuster - LOTS of action, tons of special effects, one- dimensional super hero characters. Megan Leavey is a quiet, understated film about real life and real people, and they are not always pleasant, exciting or interesting. If you like your war heroes shiny, perfect and larger than life - this film will not be for you. Megan Leavey is about a flawed, troubled, not very likable young woman who joins the Marines with no heroic idealism - she is just looking for an escape from her miserable life - made so very much by her own doing. And Rex is not Lassie. There is no instant, feel-good bond between a girl and her dog. Rather, the story illustrates the importance of showing up - taking one step at a time, and that with hard work and patience - redemption and second chances are possible. Not an easy feel-good film but worth the effort, as is true of most important things in life.
- scatswalsh
- Jun 10, 2017
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $13,406,883
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,810,867
- Jun 11, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $14,510,490
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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