Megan Leavey (2017)

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Based on the true story of a marine's best friend.

The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.

• Released: 2017-06-09
• Genres: Drama, War
• Runtime: 1h 56m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 870 votes

Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite.

Top cast

• Kate Mara as Megan Leavey
• Ramón Rodríguez as Matt Morales
• Tom Felton as Sergeant Andrew Dean
• Bradley Whitford as Bob
• Will Patton as Jim
• Sam Keeley as Sills
• Common as Gunny Martin
• Edie Falco as Jackie Leavey
• Damson Idris as Lt. Michael Forman
• Shannon Tarbet as Barb

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Megan Leavey

• United States: stream on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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