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2000    2h 7mDrama, War
6.436%55%6.3
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Hayes Hodges finds his career aspirations dashed when he's wounded in Vietnam. He returns to America and becomes a disillusioned lawyer who goes up against the Service to defend Colonel Terry Childers, who is accused of inciting an incident that leaves many demonstrators dead. Hodges is in no position to decline: Childers saved his life in Vietnam.
Directed by William Friedkin
  • Tommy Lee JonesCol. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II
  • Samuel L. JacksonCol. Terry L. Childers
  • Guy PearceMaj. Mark Biggs
  • Ben KingsleyAmbassador Mourain
  • Bruce GreenwoodNational Security Advisor Bill Sokal
  • Anne ArcherMrs. Mourain
  • Blair UnderwoodCapt. Lee
  • Philip Baker HallGen. H. Lawrence Hodges
  • Dale DyeGen. Perry
  • AmidouDr. Ahmar
  • Mark FeuersteinTom Chandler
  • Nicky KattHayes Hodges III
  • Ryan HurstCorporal Hustings
  • John SperedakosLawyer
  • Baoan ColemanCol. Binh Le Cao
  • Richard McGonagleJudge
  • G. Gordon LiddyTalk Show Host (voice)
  • Todd KimseyOfficer #1
  • William FriedkinDirector
  • Stephen GaghanScreenplay
  • andy boothMarch 30, 2025
    Very good movie similar to a few good men but not so intense nevertheless worth a watch
  • Ninja SamMay 20, 2026
    Loved it!
  • mickerdooDecember 11, 2025
    Pretty well guessed the movie after the first scene. Some of the acting felt script dependent. Watch A Few Good Men instead.

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