The Veteran

The Veteran

A True Soldier Never Leaves The Battlefield

Directed by Matthew Hope

Produced by Local Films, Premiere Picture

201198 min5.9 / 10

A grim, tension-laden thriller about a traumatized veteran's descent into vigilante violence, exploring the psychological toll of war and the blurred line between justice and revenge.

Soldier Robert Miller returns home from Afghanistan unable to fit back into society. Living on a violent council estate and finding work in undercover surveillance, he becomes obsessed with taking down a group of local gangsters who are intrinsically tied to a suspected terrorist cell. Taking the situation into his own hands, Robert embarks on a brutal quest for justice, with devastating consequences.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Veteran violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is The Veteran scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Veteran sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does The Veteran end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Veteran easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Veteran

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Veteran

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Veteran, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Veteran, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Veteran, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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