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Courage Under Fire

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

6.5 / 10

116 minutes

1996-07-04

English

US

Actors :

Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Matt Damon, Michael Moriarty, Michole Briana White, Bronson Pinchot, Amy Hathaway, Diane Baker, Seth Gilliam, Regina Taylor, Scott Glenn, Sean Astin, Sean Patrick Thomas, Zeljko Ivanek

Description

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...

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

8/27/2023, 9:12:06 AM

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 rat...