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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   19,847 votes
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Director:
Robert Redford
Writer (WGA):
Matthew Michael Carnahan (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
9 November 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
If you don't STAND for something, you might FALL for anything more
Plot:
Injuries sustained by two Army ranger behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor. full summary | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Pretentious movie "makes a point" more (268 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lions et agneaux (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Leones por Corderos (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Arslani Kuzulara (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Gyávák és hosök (Hungary) [hu]
Hrdinové a zbabelci (Czech Republic) [cs]
Jaganjci i lavovi (Croatia) [hr]
Kes liigutavad ettureid? (Estonia) [et]
Løver for lam (Norway) [no]
Leões e Cordeiros (Brazil) [pt]
Lejon och lamm (Sweden) [sv]
Leoni per agnelli (Italy) [it]
Leontes anti amnon (Greece) [el]
Ukryta strategia (Poland) [pl]
Von Löwen und Lämmern (Germany) [de]
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MPAA:
Rated R for some war violence and language.
Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Claremont, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The photo that Jenine (Meryl Streep) observes on Senator Irving's (Tom Cruise) office wall of him dressed as a young cadet is a still photo from Cruise's role in the 1981 film Taps (1981). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Janine and Senator Irving are leaving his office he puts on his blazer and his collar flips up, he attempts to flip it down as he lowers his arms but fails. When the camera switches angles his arms are down and magically so is his collar. more
Quotes:
Janine Roth: We took Iraq? How did I miss that? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-11-10)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Yankee Doodle Dandy more

FAQ

What aspect of the plot is taken from a book about real life events in Afganistan, and what was the name of the book?
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23 out of 38 people found the following comment useful.
Pretentious movie "makes a point", 2 March 2008
3/10
Author: (jim.j.moore@gmail.com) from United Kingdom

Anyone of even moderate intelligence is likely to feel somewhat patronised by this movie. It's not that I disagree with the questions it poses, it just delivers its message in a frustratingly condescending manner.

The politician with an agenda character, complete with predictable propaganda patter, was an unnecessary cliché. I get it already! The reflective college professor and the brilliantly irritating self-obsessed student also excessively laboured their respective points.

Although I may empathise with some of the sentiments in this movie, I did not enjoy being spoon-fed its trite message. As I said, anyone of even moderate intelligence is likely to already understand the message anyway. The audience this film may be trying to "reach" probably won't have the stamina to chew through this dry and stolid sermon.

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