Denzel Washington,
Meg Ryan,
Lou Diamond Phillips,
Michael Moriarty,
Matt Damon
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A US Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor.
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Release Date: July 12, 1996
Keywords:
denzel washington,
meg ryan,
matt damon,
lou diamond,
under fire,
Denzel Washington ,
Matt Damon ,
Meg Ryan ,
Courage Under Fire
DVD Release Date: December 5, 2000
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Flixster Reviews (922)
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February 22, 2011the rashomon technique employed by a great director and a wonderful cast, the film was intriguing and the characters compelling. one of washington and zwicks 3 films together.
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September 23, 2009fb619846742An extremely well-told story about honor, loyalty, and doing the right thing even when the wrong way is the easiest. Denzel, like always, gives a great performance as a conflicted, disgraced former captain who carries a heavy load on his shoulders, in addition to trying to valida... read more
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April 1, 2009"Now let's kill 'em all."
Edward Zwick, director of top movies like "Glory" and "The Last Samurai", is probably a distant relative to Steven Spielberg. Most of his movies suffer from an overdose of melodrama, and "Courage Under Fire" is a perfect example of that.
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August 26, 2007Magnificent story after the Gulf War where a troubled office must now uncover is the truth about a female pilot could be a hero of the war.
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July 14, 2007Decent wartime drama as Denzel Washington invetigates the death of helicopter pilot Meg Ryan. An interesting story told in retrospect from differing perspectives despite the unpromising cast.
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July 11, 2007Pretty good but a little boring at times. If you like the courtroom drama and war movies then this might be a good fit for you.
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June 17, 2007A pretty good military based drama. Denzel leads an investigation into whether or not a pilot was a hero or not.
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April 3, 2012Courage Under Fire is a incredibly tenseful thriller, and its also a mystery of the death of a soldier. The plot cares about the main character and that made the film very likable, then we switch to this mysterious circumstance of a soldiers death and the film really gets intens... read more
Critic Reviews
July 22, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Despite its underlying predictability, Courage Under Fire manages warmth, intelligence and a healthy share of surprises. Full Review
September 11, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
I wasn't particularly moved or riveted with suspense. Full Review
June 18, 2002
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
A fascinating mystery mixed with war action. Full Review
April 12, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
At the end of Courage Under Fire, you feel torn between admiration and annoyance with the filmmakers, who take an attention-grabbing premise and skillfully develop it into a conclusion that's pure pif... Full Review
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Courage Under Fire honors its subject and its audience.
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
While its re-creation of combat is not Courage Under Fire's most involving aspect, the film succeeds in making the Gulf War seem more of a real event than all the footage shipped back on CNN could. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
A downright entertaining combo or mystery, melodrama and action adventure. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The end of the film understandably lays on the emotion a little heavily, but until then Courage Under Fire has been a fascinating emotional and logistical puzzle. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic
Steven Rosenblum's editing is excellent, smoothly uniting present and past, articulating individual scenes alertly.
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