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Courage Under Fire

R
Movie
1996
1h 56m
English
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, War
A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...
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Denzel Washington
Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serlin...
Meg Ryan
Captain Karen Emma Walden
Lou Diamond Phillips
Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
Michael Moriarty
Brigadier General Hershberg
Diane Baker
Louise Boylar
Seth Gilliam
Stephen Altameyer
Regina Taylor
Meredith Serling
Sean Astin
Patella
Korey Coleman
Radio operator
Ken Jenkins
Joel Walden
Kathleen Widdoes
Geraldine Walden
Directed By: Edward Zwick
Written By: Patrick Sheane Duncan (Screenplay)

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freinhar says...
12 years ago
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The plot of this movie really didn't track for me - there was no discernible reason at all for Matt Damon's character not to speak up.
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siggi963 says...
2 months ago
Very well acted military court story about trying to hide mistakes.
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Ayvah says...
5 years ago
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Mediocre military porn. American soldiers massacring Iraqi soldiers without at any point recognising the Iraqis as anything more than cannon fodder. [spoiler]And eventually I was turned off by the idea that Captain Walden should be given the medal of honor after pointing a gun at her own soldier, leading to the Mexican stand-off that got her wounded. Yes, she later "sacrificed herself" so that her soldiers could evacuate first, but there was absolutely no time spent showing that this was in any way necessary for the evacuation.[/spoiler] Also, don't watch this movie because of Matt Damon. He's wasted in this film.
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CinemaSerf
12 months ago
What makes this film stand out (a little) is the intimate style of photography. The POV camerawork gives us a proximity to the story and characters that we rarely see. Sadly, though, the story itself is a little bit thin. Denzel Washington is tasked with investigating the worthiness of a deceased he More
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