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Platoon
1986
A young, untested soldier (Charlie Sheen) steps off a troop transport in Vietnam and quickly learns that the first casualty of war is innocence. Writer-director Oliver Stone put himself on the Hollywood map (and won several Academy Awards) with this autobiographical account of his own tumultuous tour of duty in Vietnam. Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe excel as battle-hardened sergeants who offer Sheen starkly differing role models.
The first casualty of war is innocence.
JBscale
90
Superior
Film Detail
Genre
Military and War
- Action
Length
2 hrs. 0 min.
US Theatrical Release
December 24, 1986
US Box Office
$137,963,328
(#508 of 7372)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Graphic Violence, Language
Collection Detail
Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English:
DD+ 5.1
Studio
MGM
Released
May 24, 2011
Acquired Date
July 16, 2012
Times Seen
3 Times
Last Watched
February 9, 2024
Actors
Tom Berenger
Willem Dafoe
Charlie Sheen
Forest Whitaker
Francesco Quinn
John C. McGinley
Keith David
Johnny Depp
Kevin Dillon
Reggie Johnson
Mark Moses
Corey Glover
Chris Pedersen
Bob Orwig
Corkey Ford
David Neidorf
Richard Edson
Tony Todd
Kevin Eshelman
Terry McIlvain
J. Adam Glover
Ivan Kane
Paul Sanchez
Dale Dye
Peter Hicks
Basile Achara
Chris Castillejo
Steve Barredo
Andrew B. Clark
Directors
Oliver Stone
Producers
Arnold Kopelson
Writers
Oliver Stone
Awards & Accolades
1986 Golden Globe: Best Motion Picture, Drama
1986 Oscar : Best Director - Oliver Stone
1986 Oscar : Best Picture
1986 Oscar : Film Editing
1986 Oscar : Sound
1997 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #83
2007 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #86
2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #137
2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #143
2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #144
2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #144
2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #146
2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #162
2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #191
2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #209
2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #212
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90 Superior
1993
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81 Excellent
1991
56
56 Average
1993
79
79 Very Good
1989
55
55 Average
1998
72
72 Very Good
1995
90
90 Superior
1999
55
55 Average
2019
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3.16.2007 by biglummox (9/10)
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JB Users
90
Superior
89%
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122 votes
93%
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9,630 votes
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92
16 votes
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
449,924 votes
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