• Trending
    • Certified Fresh & Verified Hot
    • TV Premier dates
    • New horror Movies
    • Best Movies of All Time
  • Movies
    • Movies In Theaters
    • Movies at Home
  • TV Shows
    • New TV
    • Most Popular TV
  • News
    • What to Watch
    • Guides
    • RT News
    • Awards
  • Games
    • Find Your Next Horror Watch
  • Video
  • Showtimes
  • Fanstore
  • About Rotten Tomatoes
  • Critics
  • Download the App Now
  • Logout
Rotten Tomatoes
Suggestions will appear as you start typing. Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App New News Showtimes

I Declare War

Play trailer Poster for I Declare War 2013,  1h 30m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Stream Now Watchlist 71% 41 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 41 Reviews 53% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
When neighborhood children play a game of Capture the Flag, the overpowering desire for victory pushes the boundaries of friendship.
Watch on Fandango Stream Now

Where to Watch

I Declare War

Stream

Rent I Declare War on Fandango, or buy it on Fandango.

Critics Reviews

View More
Leslie Felperin Guardian Jun 5, 2014
2/5
It doesn't help that some of the acting is drama-school awful, a fault for which the directors should be held more liable than the cast. Go to Full Review
Adam Lee Davies Little White Lies Jun 5, 2014
2/5
Tweenie woodland warmongering is at the centre of this tonally haywire fantasy satire. Go to Full Review
Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Sep 26, 2013
This Canadian feature cleverly mixes archetypes from war films and coming-of-age movies, defamiliarizing both genres in the process. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Aug 25, 2022
3/4
It remains enclosed within the forest and the limitless possibilities therein, never interrupting the gameplay with anything too real, so in the end, everyone can go home to play videogames, eat pizza, or watch Patton. Go to Full Review
Aaron Pinkston Battleship Pretension Feb 24, 2021
I can certainly see the value of the film's ideas on paper, but in practice none of it quite works. Go to Full Review
Charles Webb MTV Jul 3, 2018
A visceral and clever battle of wits, the fracturing of friendships, and a look at the true cost of (make believe) war really is. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Rey W Aug 30, 2013 Between a 6/10 and 7/10, this is a unique and out of the box film, and though the end result is only above average, it's still worth watching. See more
Read all reviews
I Declare War

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Jason Lapeyre

Director

Siam Yu

Kwon

Gage Munroe

PK

Alex Cardillo

Frost

Michael Friend

Skinner

Aidan Gouveia

Quinn

More Like This

View All
Me Him Her 45% 48% Me Him Her Watchlist The House of Tomorrow 75% 47% The House of Tomorrow Watchlist TRAILER for The House of Tomorrow Mr. Pig 62% 33% Mr. Pig Watchlist Tiger 38% 79% Tiger Watchlist TRAILER for Tiger The Summit 65% 63% The Summit Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Related Movie News

View All
View All

I Declare War

I Declare War (2012) I Declare War (2012) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis When neighborhood children play a game of Capture the Flag, the overpowering desire for victory pushes the boundaries of friendship.
Director
Jason Lapeyre
Producer
Patrick Cameron, Lewin Webb, Robert Wilson
Screenwriter
Jason Lapeyre
Distributor
Drafthouse Films
Production Co
Samaritan Entertainment
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 30, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 27, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings