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  • An Officer and a Gentleman
  • Opened July 28, 1982 | Runtime:2 hr. 5 min.
  • R
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • Zack Mayo (Richard Gere), a new member of the U.S. Navy, has a bad attitude. When he signs up for the Aviation Academy, he is met with the strict leadership of Sgt. Emil Foley (Louis Gossett Jr.), who gives Zack a rude awakening in terms of relating Read More
  • Cast: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett, Jr., David Keith, Lisa Blount
  • Director: Taylor Hackford
  • Genres: Romantic Drama, Drama, Romance

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  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    An Officer and a Gentleman is the best movie about love that I've seen in a...

  • 90
    Variety |

    An Officer and a Gentleman deserves a 21-gun salute, maybe 42. Rarely does a...

  • 90
    The New York Times | Janet Maslin

    Undeniably, there's an element of corniness to this. But that doesn't keep An...

  • 88
    TV Guide |

    The performances are uniformly strong, with Gere offering some of his best work...

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