The Outpost (2019 film)

The Outpost
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRod Lurie
Screenplay by
  • Paul Tamasy
  • Eric Johnson
Based onThe Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor
by Jake Tapper
Produced by
  • Paul Michael Merryman
  • Paul Tamasy
  • Marc Frydman
  • Jeffrey Greenstein
  • Jonathan Yunger
  • Les Weldon
Starring
CinematographyLorenzo Senatore
Edited byMichael J. Duthie
Music byLarry Groupé
Production
companies
Distributed byScreen Media Films
Release dates
Running time
123 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[2]
Box office$2.3 million[3][4]

The Outpost is a 2019 American war film directed by Rod Lurie, based on the 2012 non-fiction book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor by Jake Tapper, about the Battle of Kamdesh in the War in Afghanistan. It stars Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom, Jack Kesy, Cory Hardrict, Milo Gibson, Jacob Scipio, Will Attenborough, and Taylor John Smith.

It had its world premiere at Thessaloniki International Film Festival on November 2, 2019. The film was scheduled to premiere at the 2020 South by Southwest Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released via Premium VOD and in selected theaters on July 3, 2020. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the battle sequences and respectful depiction of the soldiers.

  1. ^ "SXSW 2020 Schedule: The Outpost". South by Southwest. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Chris Lee (November 11, 2020). "The Unlikely Movie Life of 'The Outpost,' a Pandemic Sleeper Hit". Vulture. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Outpost (2020) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Outpost (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 29, 2020.