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We Were Soldiers

Movie
2002
2h 18m
R
English
Action, History, War
User Score: 
7.4
Critic Score: 
64
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The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
We Were Soldiers Poster

We Were Soldiers

R
Movie
2002
2h 18m
English
Action, History, War
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Rating
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7.4
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We Were Soldiers (2002) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
64

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Mel Gibson
Lt. Col. Hal Moore
Madeleine Stowe
Julie Moore
Greg Kinnear
Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall
Sam Elliott
Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
Chris Klein
2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan
Keri Russell
Barbara Geoghegan
Barry Pepper
Joe Galloway
Duong Don
Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
Ryan Hurst
Sgt. Ernie Savage
Robert Bagnell
1st Lt. Charlie Hastings
Marc Blucas
2nd Lt. Henry Herrick
Josh Daugherty
Sp4 Robert Ouellette
Jsu Garcia
Capt. Tony Nadal
Jon Hamm
Capt. Matt Dillon
Clark Gregg
Capt. Tom Metsker
Desmond Harrington
Sp4 Bill Beck
Blake Heron
Sp4 Galen Bungum
Mark McCracken
Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman
Erik MacArthur
Sp4 Russell Adams
Dylan Walsh
Capt. Robert Edwards
Brian Tee
Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
Sloane Momsen
Cecile Moore
Bellamy Young
Catherine Metsker
Simbi Khali
Alma Givens
Jim Grimshaw
Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard
Directed By: Randall Wallace
Written By: Randall Wallace (Screenplay), Harold G. Moore (Novel), + 1 more

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gahudnall-deleted-1490229630 says...
12 years ago
Hud Sr classic
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ziggymacarthur says...
12 months ago
I give it a 7 for the over the top action sequences, but a 3 for anything NOT related to the war scenes. Patriotic, hokey, norman Rockwell sentiments of America that are disgustingly mawkish as they as cliche.
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$hubes says...
3 years ago
One of the best military stories ever portrayed. Found myself fighting back tears at several points in the movie, probably because I'm a combat veteran and I know the anguish and hopelessness these guys were portraying. This has to rank among my favorites of all times. Definitely worth watching even though it's 2+ hours in length.
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Narate says...
3 years ago
>"I wonder what was going through Custer's mind when he realized that he'd led his men into a slaughter?" A lot of war movies show how America is the best and are heroes, but I like that this showed both sides of the story and how they tried to make it look like America won. Innocents sent to die for nothing and were never appreciated when they got home, and Mel Gibson conveys that emotion so well with just a few expressions in his face.
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
Mel Gibson ("Col. Moore") takes charge of training for, and then execution of, a perilous operation in the Vietnamese highlands in 1965. We know from the start of the film how difficult that task is going to be - the previous French troops met with ruthless treatment at the hands of the N.V.A. and s More
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