Thin Red Line, The

Thin Red Line, The

1998

Director Terrence Malick's lyrical retelling of James Jones's novel about the bloody 1942 battle for Guadalcanal was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. With narration from Pvt. Witt (Sean Penn), fellow soldiers Capt. John Gaff (John Cusack), Sgt. Keck (Woody Harrelson) and the rest of the company become a tight-knit group as they face the horrors of war to hold onto a key-positioned airfield -- and their own sanity.

Every man fights his own war.

JBscale
79
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Military and War - Action
Length
2 hrs. 51 mins.
US Theatrical Release
January 8, 1999
US Box Office
$36,385,763 (#2422 of 7074)
Global Office
$98,126,565 (#1657 of 3929)
Rating
R
Restricted
Language, Realistic War Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
Single Disc Criterion Collection & Digital
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
September 28, 2010
Acquired Date
November 7, 2014
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
June 4, 2009

Actors

Sean Penn
Sean Penn
Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody
Jim Caviezel
Jim Caviezel
Ben Chaplin
Ben Chaplin
George Clooney
George Clooney
John Cusack
John Cusack
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson
Elias Koteas
Elias Koteas
Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte
John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly
Thomas Jane
Thomas Jane
Dash Mihok
Dash Mihok
Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Jared Leto
Jared Leto
John Travolta
John Travolta
Nick Stahl
Nick Stahl
John Savage
John Savage
Will Wallace
Will Wallace
John Dee Smith
John Dee Smith
Kirk Acevedo
Kirk Acevedo
Penelope Allen
Penelope Allen
Simon Billig
Simon Billig
Mark Boone Junior
Mark Boone Junior
Norman Patrick Brown
Norman Patrick Brown
Arie Verveen
Arie Verveen
Jarrod Dean
Jarrod Dean
Matt Doran
Matt Doran
Travis Fine
Travis Fine
Paul Gleeson
Paul Gleeson
Don Harvey
Don Harvey
Danny Hoch
Danny Hoch
Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson

Directors

Terrence Malick
Terrence Malick

Producers

Robert Michael Geisler
Robert Michael Geisler
John Roberdeau
John Roberdeau
Grant Hill
Grant Hill

Writers

Terrence Malick
Terrence Malick

Special Features

Commentaries
  • production designer Jack Fisk, producer Grant Hill, and cinematographer John Toll
Documentaries
  • Actors
Featurettes
  • Casting
  • Editors
  • Music
Other
  • Guadalcanal in newsreels
  • Kaylie Jones
  • Outtakes
  • Audio Commentary
  • Outtakes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 6.4.2009 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh Certified
80%
Tomatometer
106 votes
RT Fresh Certified
80%
Popcornmeter
5,225 votes
METASCORE
78
32 votes
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
203,862 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media