Megan Leavey (2017)

116 min · Biographical picture, Military Film, War Film, biographical film, drama film, war film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Cast

Kate Mara, Edie Falco, Jason Turner, Will Patton, Corey Johnson, Alicia Lobo, Melina Matthews, Luka Peros, Common, Mish Boyko, Sam Keeley, Phil Dunster, Jonathan Howard, Rudy Dobrev, Tom Felton, Geraldine James, Ramon Rodriguez, Luke Neal, William Miller, Mark Schardan, Miguel Gomez, Parker Sawyers, Bradley Whitford, Damson Idris, Andrew Masset, Tyler Buckingham, Angela Bennett, Christine Jones, Liliana Cabal, James D. Dever

The story

Megan Leavey is a US Marine corporal who served as a Military Police K9 handler. She was paired with military working dog Rex (E168). The pair served two deployments in Iraq together.

Catalogue themes and tags

2000s, 2001, American soldier, Dritter Golfkrieg, Fighting Dog, German Shepherd, Human Being-Animal Relationship, Iraq, Tracker dog, US Marines, strange Family

Genres

Biographical picture, Military Film, War Film, biographical film, drama film, war film

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