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Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

6,5 /10 (1,049 Votes)
1996 EN 116 min

Overview

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...

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Release date

04/07/1996

Votes

1,049

Popularity

2.0

A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

116 min

Budget

$46,000,000

Revenue

$100,900,000

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling

Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan

Captain Karen Emma Walden

Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips

Staff Sergeant John Monfriez

Michael Moriarty

Michael Moriarty

Brigadier General Hershberg

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Ilario

Bronson Pinchot

Bronson Pinchot

Bruno

Seth Gilliam

Seth Gilliam

Stephen Altameyer

Regina Taylor

Regina Taylor

Meredith Serling

Željko Ivanek

Željko Ivanek

Banacek

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Gartner

Tim Guinee

Tim Guinee

Rady

Tim Ransom

Tim Ransom

Boylar

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Patella

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Armand Darrius

Robins

Mark Adair-Rios

Mark Adair-Rios

Bobcat 5

Ned Vaughn

Ned Vaughn

Chelli

Manny Perez

Manny Perez

Jenkins

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David McSwain

Egan

Sean Patrick Thomas

Sean Patrick Thomas

Thompson

Ken Jenkins

Ken Jenkins

Joel Walden

Kathleen Widdoes

Kathleen Widdoes

Geraldine Walden

No photo

Christina Stojanovich

Anne Marie Walden

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Lucky Luciano

Nathan Serling Jr.

No photo

Erica C. Newman

Joleen Serling

No photo

Jamal A. Mays

Brian Serling

No photo

Ashlee Jordan Pryor

Josie Serling

Michole Briana White

Michole Briana White

Maria

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Jeffrey Allan Waid

Hillerman (as Jeffrey Waid)

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Patrick Young

Drill Team Commander

Jimmy Ray Pickens

Jimmy Ray Pickens

Soldier

Jack Watkins

Jack Watkins

Coffee Sergeant

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Matt Sigloch

Cadre

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Jim Morse

Cadre (as James Paul Morse)

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

McQuillan

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Rory J. Aylward

Teegarden's Crew Chief

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Kyle Mickaelian

Refueler

Michael Dolan

Michael Dolan

Orderly

John Roarke

John Roarke

The President

Tom Schanley

Tom Schanley

Questioner

Robert Apisa

Robert Apisa

Iraqi Tank Commander (as Bob Apisa)

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Daniel Gonzalez

Laughing Gunner

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

Speaker

Richard Venture

Richard Venture

Don Boylar

Amy Hathaway

Amy Hathaway

Annie

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Louise Boylar

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Julius Carter

Rowtero

Korey Coleman

Korey Coleman

Radio operator (uncredited)

Benjamin Bryant

Benjamin Bryant

Tanker (uncredited)

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Robert Brent Lappin

Tank Commander (uncredited)

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Reed Frerichs

Delinquent Soldier

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2023-08-27

⭐ 6

What makes this film stand out (a little) is the intimate style of photography. The POV camerawork gives us a proximity to the story and characters that we rarely see. Sadly, though, the story itself is a little bit thin. Denzel Washington is tasked with investigating the worthiness of a deceased helicopter pilot during the Gulf war to receive the medal of honor. Assuming it would be a routine ratification, he interviews her crew only to find discrepancies and inconstancies that cast a shadow over the whole procedure. Had this just been a routine wartime tale, then it might have been ok - but …

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