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- 2004
- R
- Cinedigm Entertainment Group
- 1 h 30 m
- 2004
- R
- Cinedigm Entertainment Group
- 1 h 30 m
Summary A dramatic, intense and heroic WWII film about members of the Greatest Generation struggling to be both good men and good soldiers. (Excel Entertainment Group)
Directed By: Ryan Little
Written By: Geoffrey Panos, Matt Whitaker
- 2004
- R
- Cinedigm Entertainment Group
- 1 h 30 m
- 2004
- R
- Cinedigm Entertainment Group
- 1 h 30 m
Saints and Soldiers
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7.4
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Summary A dramatic, intense and heroic WWII film about members of the Greatest Generation struggling to be both good men and good soldiers. (Excel Entertainment Group)
Directed By: Ryan Little
Written By: Geoffrey Panos, Matt Whitaker
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
56
63% Positive
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10 Reviews
38% Mixed
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0% Negative
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It's no earthshaker, but the indie film is refreshingly different from the current movie norm, it's won more than 15 awards on the festival circuit, and war-movie aficionados will find it well worth the journey.
Director-cinematographer Ryan Little neatly ratchets up the suspense while throwing emotional spotlights on the inner struggles of each combatant trapped in this hostile, frozen wilderness.
Thanks to an impressive cast of largely unknown actors, this small-scale, meticulously researched film tells its story with quiet conviction.
For a certain kind of moviegoer, Saints and Soldiers provides above-average nostalgia. Others, more hardened, might call it child's play.
Shackles its characters with stale dialogue straight out of decades-old Sgt. Rock comic books.
That the film seems willing to erect a simple religious parable on such a moral morass is bewildering. That it should do so without accurately depicting the nightmare of Hitler's Europe is unconscionable.
The thin backstory hints at a conflict between the religious convictions of the hero (helpfully named Deacon) and the demands of combat, but it never fully materializes; as it is, we mainly know that he's a Mormon because he doesn't smoke or drink coffee.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
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Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
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Production Company
Go Films,
Medal of Honor Productions LLC
Release Date Oct 15, 2004
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating R
Tagline Trapped behind enemy lines. All they have is their hope.
Awards
Gloria Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
St. George Eclipse Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Heartland International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
