A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth.
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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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
Who loves it, who doesn't
29 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Thrill Chasers.
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonLieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
- Meg RyanCaptain Karen Emma Walden
- Lou Diamond PhillipsStaff Sergeant John Monfriez
- Michael MoriartyBrigadier General Hershberg
- Matt DamonIlario
- Bronson PinchotBruno
- Seth GilliamStephen Altameyer
- Regina TaylorMeredith Serling
- Željko IvanekBanacek
- Scott GlennGartner
Crew
- Edward ZwickDirector
- Patrick Sheane DuncanScreenplay
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Steven RosenblumEditor
- John DavisProducer
- Joseph SingerProducer
- David T. FriendlyProducer
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Pairings
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