Samuel L. Jackson,
Jessica Biel,
Brian Presley,
50 Cent,
Christina Ricci
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This powerful film tells the story of four American soldiers nearing the end of their tours of duty in Iraq. Shortly after learning their unit will soon return home, they are sent on one final humanit... read more
DVD Release Date: October 23, 2007
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July 24, 2008This is not a war movie... it's a movie about war. Home of the Brave has been the best movie to date on the psychological effects our soldiers endure when they return home from Iraq. It's riveting to see the demons they face. Truly inspirational... And don't worry about propag... read more
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July 17, 2008Okay plain and simple, this movie is definitely similar to the film "Raising Flagg." Average, boring, random plot line, yet it contained some strong cast members who pretty much saved this film from being a disaster. So why is this movie such a disaster, you may ask? Plain and si... read more
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June 15, 2008I thought this was a great movie. I dont know how people thought it was a flop - it shows a side of the war that many movies are afraid to tackle, the aftermath.
The movie takes an emotional ride through being there, leaving there, and surviving afterwords. It's done well and... read more -
April 13, 2008Good film.On the lines of the deer hunter but with the war focus on Iraq and with the dealing of today. Fine performance all round, Jessica Biel prove she more than a pretty face with Sam Jackson doing a fine job.All in all a good film with a bit of through.
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November 26, 2007I didn't like the acting. It was kind of depressing, but, had some funny scenes, not sure if they were intended.
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November 18, 2007The first 45 minutes were pretty good, and Jesscica Biel's character was interesting. The rest was badly written. I still thought it was a LITTLE bit realistic, for my dad himself went in Afghanistan for six months... Could have been A LOT better
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September 25, 2011I felt this movie could have had something...more. I think it is a good story to tell but I just couldn't connect to it. The performances were lacking.
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Critic Reviews
April 16, 2008
John Anderson, Variety
May 10, 2007
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
I must say the best thing about the movie is that it's interested in the soldiers, not the self-serving popinjays who seem to think the war is a big fat career-enhancing photo opportunity. The people ... Full Review
December 18, 2006
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
This is a solid and timely piece of work from Hollywood veteran Irwin Winkler.
December 15, 2006
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
The intentions are good. The actors have been assembled with care, and the production is polished. But everything feels assembled, as if it were put together from blueprints. Full Review
December 15, 2006
Stephen Holden, New York Times
The kindest description of Home of the Brave, the first Hollywood movie to examine the experience of American soldiers returning from Iraq, might be that it is fueled by noble intentions.
December 15, 2006
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
[It] gets points for being the first movie to depict Iraq war veterans adjusting to civilian life. It loses points for being a painfully earnest and very thinly conceived update of The Best Years of O...
December 15, 2006
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
While Mark Friedman's script is as unsubtle as Winkler's direction, their sincerity and the subject's sharp immediacy lend the film a certain power. Full Review
December 15, 2006
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times
[Its] mild-mannerness is especially disappointing when compared with such documentaries as The War Tapes and the excellent Home Front, vivid and incisive explorations of post-Iraq anger and disillusio... Full Review
December 14, 2006
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Home of the Brave isn't exactly a subtle or a delicate picture -- it's an old-fashioned Hollywood movie, at least in tone, that's being released like an indie -- but it has some terrific acting and co... Full Review
December 14, 2006
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
If there's a way to do justice to the story of American troops coming home from Iraq, Home of the Brave hasn't found it. Full Review
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