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Courage Under Fire( 1996)

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

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...

    Top Billed Cast

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      Denzel Washington

      Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling

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      Meg Ryan

      Captain Karen Emma Walden

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      Lou Diamond Phillips

      Staff Sergeant John Monfriez

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      Michael Moriarty

      Brigadier General Hershberg

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      Matt Damon

      Ilario

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      Bronson Pinchot

      Bruno

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      Seth Gilliam

      Stephen Altameyer

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      Regina Taylor

      Meredith Serling

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      Zeljko Ivanek

      Banacek

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      Scott Glenn

      Gartner

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      Tim Guinee

      Rady

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      Tim Ransom

      Boylar

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      Sean Astin

      Patella

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      Armand Darrius

      Robins

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      Mark Adair-Rios

      Bobcat 5

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      Ned Vaughn

      Chelli

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      Manny Perez

      Jenkins

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      David McSwain

      Egan

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      Sean Patrick Thomas

      Thompson

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      Ken Jenkins

      Joel Walden

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      Kathleen Widdoes

      Geraldine Walden

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      Christina Stojanovich

      Anne Marie Walden

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      Lucky Luciano

      Nathan Serling Jr.

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      Erica C. Newman

      Joleen Serling

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      Jamal A. Mays

      Brian Serling

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      Ashlee Jordan Pryor

      Josie Serling

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      Michole Briana White

      Maria

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      Jeffrey Allan Waid

      Hillerman (as Jeffrey Waid)

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      Patrick Young

      Drill Team Commander

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      Jimmy Ray Pickens

      Soldier

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      Jack Watkins

      Coffee Sergeant

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      Matt Sigloch

      Cadre

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      Jim Morse

      Cadre (as James Paul Morse)

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      Bruce McGill

      McQuillan

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      Rory J. Aylward

      Teegarden's Crew Chief

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      Kyle Mickaelian

      Refueler

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      Michael Dolan

      Orderly

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      John Roarke

      The President

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      Tom Schanley

      Questioner

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      Robert Apisa

      Iraqi Tank Commander (as Bob Apisa)

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      Daniel Gonzalez

      Laughing Gunner

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      Albert Hall

      Speaker

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      Richard Venture

      Don Boylar

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      Amy Hathaway

      Annie

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      Diane Baker

      Louise Boylar

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      Julius Carter

      Rowtero

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      Korey Coleman

      Radio operator (uncredited)

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      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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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Aug 27 2023
    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 t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    46000000.00

    Revenue

    100900000.00

    Keywords

    • gulf war
    • war veteran
    • politics
    • praise
    • pilot
    • rescue mission
    • dead soldier
    • tank
    • us army
    • medal
    • battlefield
    • behind enemy lines
    • military
    • army life