Rent Courage Under Fire (1996)
3.4 of 5 from 113 ratings
1h 52min
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- Synopsis:
- A troubled U.S. Army officer (Denzel Washington) is ask to review the posthumous candidacy of the first woman (Meg Ryan) to receive a Medal of Honor. During the investigation, he finds himself plunged into an apparent cover-up surrounding her death -- and must confront his own tormenting demon in the process.
- Actors:
- Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon, Bronson Pinchot, Seth Gilliam, Regina Taylor, Zeljko Ivanek, Scott Glenn, Tim Guinee, Tim Ransom, Sean Astin, Armand Darrius, Mark Adair-Rios, Ned Vaughn, Manny Perez, David McSwain, Sean Patrick Thomas, Ken Jenkins
- Directors:
- Edward Zwick
- Voiced By:
- Peter Arnett
- Writers:
- Patrick Sheane Duncan
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Denzel Washington
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/04/2007
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Commentary by Director
- Trivia Track
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (2) of Courage Under Fire
Watch it if you like Denzel Washington or Matt Damon - Courage Under Fire review by RP
I recently reviewed another film which had echoes of 'Rashomon' [Aside: the classic film directed by Akira Kurosawa way back in 1950] so I thought I'd add another... In 'Rashomon', witnesses to an event give conflicting accounts – and so it is with 'Courage Under Fire'. Here, Meg Ryan is being considered for the Medal Of Honor, the USA's highest award for bravery, sort of like the Victoria Cross, for her actions in the first Gulf War in 1991. Denzel Washington, who has his own demons, investigates and resolves the conflicting descriptions. What he uncovers does not reflect well on the members of Meg Ryan's crew, but she did act with conspicuous bravery and deserves the award. Generally I enjoy films with Denzel Washington and this one is no exception – but the US-centric story and the (to me) over-the-top patriotism rankled a little. The acting is good, the storyline good, the film good. But it's not excellent, so I'll give it 3/5 stars. Watch it if you like Denzel Washington or want to see an Matt Damon in a fairly early role.
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Good movie - Courage Under Fire review by CC
I enjoyed this movie. Good mix of action and psychological issues. Denzel Washington was great in the role.
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