Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

1996

Lt. Col. Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) heads an investigation of the wartime activities of chopper pilot Capt. Karen Walden (Meg Ryan) to verify that she's posthumously worthy of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Serling meets with several soldiers who were under Walden's command, including Ilario (Matt Damon) and Monfriez (Lou Diamond Phillips). But the men give conflicting accounts, so it's up to Serling to uncover the truth.

In wartime, the first casualty is always truth.

JBscale
77
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Action
Length
1 hr. 57 mins.
US Theatrical Release
July 12, 1996
US Box Office
$58,918,501 (#1546 of 7074)
Global Office
$100,860,818 (#1617 of 3929)
Rating
R
Restricted
Language, War Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
January 23, 2007
Acquired Date
December 5, 2013
Times Seen
3 Times
Last Watched
August 20, 2011

Actors

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan
Lou Diamond Phillips
Lou Diamond Phillips
Michael Moriarty
Michael Moriarty
Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Bronson Pinchot
Bronson Pinchot
Seth Gilliam
Seth Gilliam
Regina Taylor
Regina Taylor
Zeljko Ivanek
Zeljko Ivanek
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn
Tim Guinee
Tim Guinee
Tim Ransom
Tim Ransom
Sean Astin
Sean Astin
Armand Darrius
Armand Darrius
Mark Adair-Rios
Mark Adair-Rios
Ned Vaughn
Ned Vaughn
Manny Perez
Manny Perez
David McSwain
David McSwain
Sean Patrick Thomas
Sean Patrick Thomas
Ken Jenkins
Ken Jenkins

Directors

Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick

Producers

John Davis
John Davis
David T. Friendly
David T. Friendly
Joseph Singer
Joseph Singer

Writers

Patrick Sheane Duncan
Patrick Sheane Duncan

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
86%
Tomatometer
58 votes
RT Hot
66%
Popcornmeter
690 votes
METASCORE
77
19 votes
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
61,066 votes

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