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  • 2000
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 8 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 8 m

Summary Retired Marine Colonel and attorney Hays Hodges (Jones) defends his old friend and comrade-in-arms Col. Terry Childers (Jackson), a highly decorated 30-year Marine veteran, who has been court-martialed for ordering his troops to fire on a hostile crowd storming the U.S. embassy in Yemen which results in the deaths of many civilians.

Directed By: William Friedkin

Written By: Jim Webb, Stephen Gaghan

  • 2000
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 8 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 8 m

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Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 31 Critic Reviews
45
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 24 User Ratings
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Summary Retired Marine Colonel and attorney Hays Hodges (Jones) defends his old friend and comrade-in-arms Col. Terry Childers (Jackson), a highly decorated 30-year Marine veteran, who has been court-martialed for ordering his troops to fire on a hostile crowd storming the U.S. embassy in Yemen which results in the deaths of many civilians.

Directed By: William Friedkin

Written By: Jim Webb, Stephen Gaghan

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 31 Critic Reviews
45
23% Positive
7 Reviews
45% Mixed
14 Reviews
32% Negative
10 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 31 Critic Reviews
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23% Positive
7 Reviews
45% Mixed
14 Reviews
32% Negative
10 Reviews

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But the single most compelling performance may belong to Australian actor Guy Pearce.
By Bob Graham FULL REVIEW
63
The setup doesn't make sense from the get-go.
By Lawrence Toppman FULL REVIEW
50
This military courtroom drama is full of questions, but woefully short of answers.
By Chris Kaltenbach FULL REVIEW
50
It's a deftly executed crowd-pleaser, but it's dishonest to the core.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
40
It is the verdict of this court that it be led to a stockade reserved exclusively for cheap, pandering movies and duly shot.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
33
Plays like an episode of "JAG," the naval courtroom TV series. A L-O-N-G episode.
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10
The clichés lap like bay waves, from the salutes to the brotherly brawl to the olive-oil tear streaks semipermanently painted down Jackson's cheeks.
By Michael Atkinson FULL REVIEW

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5.3
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7 Ratings
42% Mixed
10 Ratings
29% Negative
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29% Negative
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Production Company Seven Arts Productions, Paramount Pictures, Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) ROE Production
Release Date Apr 7, 2000
Duration 2 h 8 m
Rating R
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Tagline A hero should never have to stand alone.
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Awards

Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
World Stunt Awards
• 1 Nomination
BET Awards
• 1 Nomination

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