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  • We Were Soldiers
  • Opened March 1, 2002 | Runtime:2 hr. 15 min.
  • R
    language and graphic war violence
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • A lieutenant colonel (Mel Gibson) and approximately 400 U.S. troops battle 2,000 North Vietnamese in 1965.
  • Cast: Mel Gibson
  • Director: Randall Wallace
  • Genres: War Drama, Combat Films, War

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  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    One of the best war movies of the past 20 years.

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    "Black Hawk Down" was criticized because the characters seemed hard to tell...

  • 80
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Gibson may get top billing, but it's Sam Elliott who steals all the scenes. As...

  • 80
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    You don't really watch the film; you survive it.

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