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5 fictional military leaders we’d actually follow into combat

Here are five military leaders from war movies who could actually lead troops into, and out of, combat.

There’s no shortage of bad leadership in war movies. It’s not even that the leaders are always bad or incompetent, though some are — like Jeremy Renner’s character in “The Hurt Locker,” who seems to have a death wish that he wants to share with his entire team.

Other leaders from action flicks and war movies, like Bruce Willis’ character in “Tears of the Sun,” just aren’t real; they’re not believable or relatable in slightest. His character is just a walking, but not talking, action figure.

However, there are quite a few characters who hit pretty close to the mark. Here are five leaders from war movies who we’d actually follow into combat:

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Here are five military leaders from war movies who could actually lead troops into, and out of, combat.

There’s no shortage of bad leadership in war movies. It’s not even that the leaders are always bad or incompetent, though some are — like Jeremy Renner’s character in “The Hurt Locker,” who seems to have a death wish that he wants to share with his entire team.

Other leaders from action flicks and war movies, like Bruce Willis’ character in “Tears of the Sun,” just aren’t real; they’re not believable or relatable in slightest. His character is just a walking, but not talking, action figure.

However, there are quite a few characters who hit pretty close to the mark. Here are five leaders from war movies who we’d actually follow into combat:

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