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  • 2000
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 41 m

Summary At Fort Polk, Louisiana, thousands of young men prepare for Vietnam. The specter of combat hangs over the men of A-Company, Second Platoon, as they enter the final stage of infantry training. They will be sent to the war. But each man deals with this prospect in his own way. One man's defiance, however, galvanizes every member of the pl...

Directed By: Joel Schumacher

Written By: Ross Klavan, Michael McGruther

  • 2000
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 41 m
Tigerland
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
55
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 33 User Ratings
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Summary At Fort Polk, Louisiana, thousands of young men prepare for Vietnam. The specter of combat hangs over the men of A-Company, Second Platoon, as they enter the final stage of infantry training. They will be sent to the war. But each man deals with this prospect in his own way. One man's defiance, however, galvanizes every member of the pl...

Directed By: Joel Schumacher

Written By: Ross Klavan, Michael McGruther

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
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14% Mixed
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29% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
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14% Mixed
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29% Negative
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A strong, gritty, powerful piece of film making, and one of the three or four best movies made about the Vietnam era.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
80
A tautly focused, well-executed drama. Demonstrates that it's still possible to make small, intimate and personal movies within the Hollywood studio system.
By Emanuel Levy FULL REVIEW

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77
The entire ensemble is first-rate.
By Kevin Maynard FULL REVIEW
70
The stripped-down production give a disturbing sense of immediacy to an otherwise fairly conventional story about boys being prepared for war.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
40
In his first major role, the Irish actor Farrell deflects the script's more dubious aspects through sheer magnetic presence.
By Dennis Lim FULL REVIEW
30
Despite melodramatic lapses -- the gripping action recalls Walter Hill's 1981 "Southern Comfort" -- this is Schumacher's most ambitions film since "Falling Down" in 1993, and it plays to his strengths with young actors.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
20
Schumacher has gone into the cinematic heart of darkness and emerged with his own peculiar kink on the war movie: Vietnam beefcake.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Haft Entertainment, New Regency Productions, KirchMedia
Release Date Sep 22, 2000
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating R
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Tagline The system wanted them to become soldiers. One soldier just wanted to be human.
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Awards

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Nominations
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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