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title: "Fury"
year: 2014
kind: "film"
canonical: "https://film.one/film/fury-2014"
fi1m_id: "fury-2014"
imdb_id: "tt2713180"
tmdb_id: 228150
wikidata_id: "Q14786561"
fi1m_score: 67
critics_score: 65
critics_reviews: 28
published: "2026-09-24T11:46:40.147112+00:00"
updated: "2026-09-24T11:46:40.532731+00:00"
region: "RO"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Fury (2014)

Directed by David Ayer · 2h 15m · War, Drama, Action

## Identity

Fury

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/fury-2014
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** fury-2014
- **IMDb ID:** tt2713180
- **TMDB ID:** 228150
- **Wikidata ID:** Q14786561
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/228150, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14786561

**Fi1m score: 67** · Critics 65 from 28 reviews

*In a sentence:* The tank crew could use more elbow room and fewer lessons about manhood

> David Ayer makes tank warfare frighteningly physical, and Brad Pitt gives the crew a persuasive centre. But the writing too often mistakes brutality for insight, leaving a forceful war drama with familiar things to say.

## Synopsis

During the Second World War, Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman) joins a Sherman tank crew as a replacement driver. His new companions include Don ‘Wardaddy’ Collier (Brad Pitt) and Boyd ‘Bible’ Swan (Shia LaBeouf), men accustomed to the fighting and to one another. Norman has to learn how to function alongside them while confronting their treatment of anyone who hesitates. Inside the tank, survival depends on the crew working together, but fitting in means accepting behaviour he finds difficult to stomach.

## Review

David Ayer’s *Fury* wants the familiar tank-crew story to hurt, and much of it does. The fighting is forceful and intelligible, the living conditions convincing, and the men damaged enough to make their company uncomfortable. It is a decent war film with a substantial weakness: the writing keeps explaining the hardness that the actors have already established. For anyone chiefly interested in the mechanics and terror of armoured combat, there is enough here to justify the evening.

Brad Pitt, as Don ‘Wardaddy’ Collier, supplies the authority that holds it together. His stillness is effective because the film surrounds him with so much aggression; he does not need to compete. He allows the character’s ugliness to remain visible without making him impossible to watch, and that matters in a film so eager to treat hardness as a qualification. His presence makes the crew’s dependence on one another more persuasive than the dialogue about it.

Logan Lerman’s Norman Ellison is less well served by the screenplay, which gives us the familiar inexperienced arrival through whom to discover the veterans’ world. He makes the discomfort credible, even when the lesson is being underlined. Shia LaBeouf, Michael Peña and Jon Bernthal help make the crew believable as men accustomed to one another, though the script gives them too little beyond their allotted types. The performances suggest shared experience that the writing often reduces to an exchange about toughness.

Roman Vasyanov’s cinematography makes the battlefield feel harsh and heightened, with little relief from its ugliness. The effect is oppressive, but it does not make the fighting unreadable. Editors Jay Cassidy and Dody Dorn keep the action coherent enough for danger to register as something happening in a particular place, rather than a general bombardment. Andrew Menzies’s production design makes the tank interior feel lived in, with too little room for the men using it. The confined space helps explain why the crew must work together, even when their behaviour makes that difficult.

We were horrified by the crew’s cruelty towards Norman. Logan Lerman’s discomfort gives that aggression a human cost, making it impossible to dismiss as colourful behaviour. But David Ayer pushes the lesson so hard that these exchanges also expose the limits of his approach. Norman’s education follows a familiar route, and showing it more graphically does not make it more revealing.

Steven Price’s score is forceful enough to suit the battles, though its insistence becomes tiring when the film asks for solemn admiration. The same problem affects the later stretch, whose growing grandiosity sits awkwardly with the grubby physical detail that made the fighting persuasive. Nothing about those developments needs revealing to say that the film becomes too pleased with its warriors. It spends so much effort establishing the damage done to these men that its appetite for heroics feels poorly examined.

Within the war genre, *Fury* is strongest when it concentrates on the work of surviving a battle. It is less useful when it tries to turn that work into a general account of manhood, loyalty and what violence teaches. At 135 minutes, the repetition matters, even with Brad Pitt giving the film a steady centre. Choose it for the tank warfare; patience with speeches about toughness will help.

*Fi1m score 67, published 24 September 2026.*

## What the critics say

The reviews lean cautiously favourable on Fury, with praise clustering around the tank battles, convincing military detail and performances. Critics repeatedly single out the cramped conditions inside the tank and the physical force of combat, finding the action persuasive even when the writing disappoints. Brad Pitt draws particular praise for his charisma and restraint, while several reviews credit the crew’s performances with giving familiar wartime roles some human weight.

The spread is wide, and the central disagreement concerns what the brutality achieves. The Wrap sees a thoughtful, humane account of war; Slant Magazine argues that the film glorifies warriors while presenting its violence as an anti-war message. Reservations elsewhere cluster around thin characterisation, heavy-handed themes and a climactic battle that strains credibility. Even some admirers find the storytelling conventional, while the harsher reviews see technical accomplishment offering little insight into the suffering depicted.

## Straight answers

**Is Fury worth watching?**

*Fury* is worth watching for its frighteningly physical tank warfare and Brad Pitt’s steady authority, though we score it 67 for weaknesses that matter. We find the cramped teamwork and coherent battles persuasive, but the repeated lessons about toughness and manhood make its 135 minutes feel longer than necessary.

**How long is Fury, and what is it rated?**

*Fury* runs 2h 15m. It is a war and drama film.

**Where can I watch Fury in Romania?**

*Fury* is not on any streaming or rental service in Romania at the moment. It is available in 40 other countries; change your country at the top of the page to see where. Availability is checked daily.

**How violent or frightening is Fury, and is it suitable for children?**

*Fury* has a UK 15 certificate, and its forceful combat and disturbing cruelty make it unsuitable for children and a difficult choice for the squeamish. We find the crew’s aggression towards their inexperienced replacement particularly upsetting; the oppressive battlefield and cramped tank interior add to the strain, making this better suited to older teenagers and adults comfortable with harsh war drama.

**How does Fury compare to Das Boot?**

*Fury* offers close-quarters teamwork and battlefield dread, but we recommend [*Das Boot*](https://film.one/film/das-boot) as the more gripping and humane war drama. Both make confined spaces and exhausted crews central to the strain; choose *Fury* for the physical detail of tank combat, and *Das Boot* for submarine tension without the same wearying emphasis on lessons about toughness.

### Reviews we read (28)

- **Los Angeles Times**, Kenneth Turan (90/100, inferred): Turan calls Fury a memorable addition to the war-movie canon, praising how it refreshes traditional expectations with a modern sensibility. He singles out its painstaking physical realism and unflinching depiction of violence. [Read](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-fury-review-20141017-column.html)
- **The New Yorker**, David Denby (90/100, inferred): Denby calls Fury one of the great war movies and praises its visceral, coherent action staging. He also singles out the tank crew’s performances, while criticizing Norman’s clichéd character and the scene that forces him to kill a prisoner. [Read](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/27/war-almost)
- **Evening Standard**, David Sexton (85/100, inferred): Sexton calls the film extraordinarily intense and unmissable, while noting it is less overwhelming than Come and See and less ambitious than Saving Private Ryan. He praises its graphic violence and unsparing detail in depicting tank warfare. [Read](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/fury-starring-brad-pitt-bfi-london-film-festival-review-extraordinarily-intense-9801907.html)
- **Little White Lies**, Adam Woodward (3/4/3): The critic finds the film soulful but unoriginal, with a problematic jingoistic subtext. He praises the visceral battle scenes, especially the Sherman’s clash with a German Tiger. [Read](https://lwlies.com/reviews/fury)
- **Radio Times**, Stella Papamichael (4/5): Papamichael presents the film as a heart-pounding war drama. She singles out Logan Lerman’s replacement driver as the perspective through which the reality of conflict becomes clear. [Read](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-qkdj7b/fury/)
- **The Independent**, Laurence Phelan (75/100, inferred): The review regards the film’s brutal ugliness as an appropriate way to tell a war story. It singles out the graphic violence and the damage war has done to the characters. [Read](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/fury-film-review-brad-pitt-stars-in-visceral-and-brutally-ugly-drama-that-reminds-us-war-is-hell-9814283.html)
- **The Hollywood Reporter**, Todd McCarthy (70/100, inferred): McCarthy calls it a good, solid World War II movie, praising Brad Pitt’s performance while faulting the climactic stretch for feeling grandiose. He singles out the apartment encounter as the film’s strongest passage for its portrayal of war’s damage beyond the battlefield. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/fury-film-review-739746/)
- **Film Comment**, David Fear (65/100, inferred): The available standfirst frames the film as a revival of Greatest Generation tropes, but does not disclose the critic’s full verdict. It singles out the film’s suggestion that hell lies somewhere other than other people. [Read](https://www.filmcomment.com/review-fury-brad-pitt-shia-labeouf/)
- **The Guardian**, Mark Kermode (65/100, inferred): Kermode finds the film stirring but overly macho, with character and spiritual themes taking a back seat to action. He praises Steven Price’s boisterous score, while noting that the tank setting is used less effectively than in Lebanon. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/26/fury-review-stirring-macho-tank-drama-brad-pitt)
- **The AV Club**, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (C+): The critic finds the film’s violence shocking but ultimately shallow, with its bleak view of war failing to add up to a meaningful argument. He praises the convincing gore while faulting the film for treating ugliness as an end in itself. [Read](https://www.avclub.com/david-ayer-s-gory-fury-delivers-cheap-shocks-1798181619)
- **Time Out**, Cath Clarke (3/5): Clarke gives the film a mixed-to-positive review, describing it as a gutsy, old-fashioned war epic. She singles out Brad Pitt’s charisma as the force that pulls it along. [Read](https://www.timeout.com/movies/fury-3)
- **IndieWire**, Eric Kohn (C): Kohn finds the film visually striking and viscerally effective, but says its blunt writing and themes leave it shallow. He singles out Roman Vasyonov’s cinematography for creating a compelling, hyperreal atmosphere. [Read](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/culture/review-brad-pitt-screams-from-the-belly-of-a-tank-in-bloody-wwii-drama-fury-69204/)
- **Empire**, Ian Nathan (50/100, inferred): Nathan finds the film persuasive in its depiction of tank warfare but undermined by an overwrought, familiar story. He praises the grim, convincing battlefield atmosphere, while faulting the crew’s contrived characterization. [Read](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/fury-2-review/)
- **Slant Magazine**, Jesse Cataldo (2/4): Cataldo finds the film too solemn and unimaginative, faulting it for dressing up violence as an anti-war message while glorifying warriors. He singles out its reliance on faceless villains and tired clichés instead of examining how conflicts begin and continue. [Read](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/fury-2014/)
- **Vulture**, David Edelstein (40/100, inferred): Edelstein finds the film powerful in places but ultimately undermined by a return to conventional, morally muddled action. He praises Pitt’s stillness and the unsettling scenes that expose the soldiers’ brutality, while criticizing the formulaic climax. [Read](https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/movie-review-fury-brad-pitt.html)
- **The New York Times**, A. O. Scott (35/100, inferred): Scott’s verdict is largely negative, finding the film technically accomplished but intellectually uncurious. He criticizes its gore-heavy approach for offering little insight into war. [Read](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/17/movies/movie-review-fury-has-brad-pitt-killing-nazis-again.html)
- **Variety**, Peter Debruge (30/100, inferred): Debruge finds the film disappointingly bland, with cardboard characters and an implausible climactic battle. He praises its researched military detail and the tense atmosphere inside the tank. [Read](https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-brad-pitt-in-fury-1201324590/)
- **Deadline**, Pete Hammond (95/100, inferred): Hammond calls the film one of the year’s best and perhaps the best war film in decades. He praises Brad Pitt’s performance and the gripping, human drama, while noting its violence. [Read](https://deadline.com/2014/10/fury-review-brad-pitt-shia-la-beouf-851303/)
- **The Wrap** (90/100, inferred): The critic finds the film unflinching and powerfully humane, with its brutality serving a thoughtful vision of war. Brad Pitt’s willingness to play an unlikable character is singled out for praise. [Read](https://www.thewrap.com/fury-review-brad-pitt-shia-labeouf-wage-tank-warfare-with-savage-grace/)
- **Consequence**, Blake Goble (70/100, inferred): Goble finds the film a sturdy, riveting war actioner that refuses to idealize battle. He praises its unsettling portrayal of war’s persistence and Brad Pitt’s quietly expressive performance. [Read](https://consequence.net/2014/10/film-review-fury/)
- **Den of Geek**, Don Kaye (3.5/5): Kaye calls the film a pretty good but ultimately flawed war movie, held back by thin characters and heavy-handed moments. He praises its visceral tank battles and haunting depictions of combat’s aftermath. [Read](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/fury-review/)
- **NME** (70/100, inferred): The review finds the film a harrowing, effective account of war that avoids gung-ho heroics. It especially praises the tank crew’s believable camaraderie and performances, while noting that some scenes stray into war overload. [Read](https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-various-artists-15744-322975)
- **Collider**, Andre Dellamorte (65/100, inferred): The review finds Fury a solid but uneven war film, with Brad Pitt’s performance standing out. It also praises the practical tank combat for giving the action a convincing, tactile quality. [Read](https://collider.com/fury-blu-ray-review/)
- **Digital Spy**, Simon Reynolds (65/100, inferred): Reynolds finds the film a tough, testosterone-fuelled throwback, though not a war-movie classic. He praises the cast and sustained battlefield tension, but says a mid-film interlude slows the pace. [Read](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/bfi-london-film-festival/a602189/fury-review-brad-pitt-goes-behind-enemy-lines-in-brutal-war-drama/)
- **/Film**, David Chen (65/100, inferred): Chen finds Fury solid, though its character work and brotherhood theme do not fully land. He praises the performances and thrilling tank battles, while noting unsettling imagery that conveys war’s horrors. [Read](https://www.slashfilm.com/534404/fury-video-review/)
- **The Playlist**, The Playlist Staff (C+): The review finds the film bluntly intense but ultimately weakened by thin characterization and an unfocused second half. It praises the effectively staged tank battles and the performances of Brad Pitt and Logan Lerman. [Read](https://theplaylist.net/review-david-ayers-fury-starring-brad-pitt-shia-labeouf-logan-lerman-michael-pena-jon-bernthal-20141010/)
- **The Skinny**, Ross McIndoe (★★): McIndoe criticizes the film for turning its depiction of war into masochistic machismo, obscuring its insights into trauma. He singles out the graphic violence and the chest-pounding tone as complaints. [Read](https://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/dvd-reviews/fury)
- **Eye for Film**, Owen Van Spall (35/100, inferred): The critic finds the film muddled, with a weak script and a final battle that undermines its realism. He praises the visceral tank combat and the convincing, detailed depiction of life inside the tank. [Read](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/fury-2014-film-review-by-owen-van-spall)

## Details

- **Director:** David Ayer
- **Director:** David Ayer
- **Writer:** David Ayer
- **Cinematography:** Roman Vasyanov
- **Editor:** Jay Cassidy, Dody Dorn
- **Music:** Steven Price
- **Production design:** Andrew Menzies
- **Costume design:** Maja Meschede, Anna B. Sheppard, Owen Thornton
- **Producer:** David Ayer, Bill Block, John Lesher
- **Cast:** Brad Pitt as Don 'Wardaddy' Collier; Shia LaBeouf as Boyd 'Bible' Swan; Logan Lerman as Norman Ellison; Michael Peña as Trini 'Gordo' Garcia; Jon Bernthal as Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis; Jim Parrack as Sergeant Binkowski; Brad William Henke as Sergeant Davis; Kevin Vance as Sergeant Peterson
- **Runtime:** 2h 15m
- **Release (Romania):** 23 October 2014
- **Genres:** War, Drama, Action
- **Budget:** $68 million
- **Box office:** $212 million
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09w9MTtZDEM

## Where to watch in Romania

Not streaming, renting or buying in Romania at the last check.

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## If you liked this

- *Lebanon* (2009): Another tank crew, with the cramped interior making every decision feel worse.
- *Das Boot* (1981), Fi1m 89: For the close quarters, exhausted teamwork and dread between bouts of action. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/das-boot.md)
- *The Big Red One* (1980): A more episodic soldier’s view, with room for absurdity alongside the killing.
- *The Ascent* (1977): For a harsher examination of what survival demands from people under occupation.
- *The Steel Helmet* (1951): A small patrol allows franker arguments about the country its soldiers serve.

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