We Were Soldiers

Name: We Were Soldiers
Genre: Action, History, War
Released: 2002-03-01
Duration: 138 min
Rating: 7.145
Cast: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein

Father, Husband, Brother. No Man is Just a Soldier.

1 March 2002 7.1138 minEN

Action History War

PlotThe story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.

Budget: $75,000,000Box Office: $114,660,784

epic battle based on true story 1960s hero death missile war soldier carpet bombing

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Viewer Opinions (4)

Virginia Adams@moviegeek40381 opinions · User since 2011

★★★☆☆ 5.7

A fair 5.7/10 from me. The action sequences are jaw-dropping. The story gets bogged down in the second act. …

5 September 2003User Review

Oscar Torres@oscar_torres186 opinions · User since 2021

★★★★☆ 7.6

from a technical perspective every directorial choice feels deliberate and effective. Edge-of-your-seat intensity throughout. Worth every minute of your time. …

21 October 2003User Review

CinemaSerf@Geronimo1967

★★★☆☆ 6.0

What makes us sit up and take notice at the start becomes much less effective; the pyrotechnics lose their impressiveness a bit and to be honest, Gibson simply hasn't the on-screen presence to carry this for 2¼ hours. Sadly, even though, this is all way too long and though certainly potent at the start, that is washed away in a sea of repetition. …

2 July 2022VerifiedUser Review

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Audience Take

Amy Moore

Look, musical choices that perfectly complement the visuals. One of the standout entries from 2002.

Oscar Torres

End of story. from a technical perspective every directorial choice feels deliberate and effective. Musical choices that perfectly complement the visuals.

Virginia Adams

An interesting watch, if a bit inconsistent. The story gets bogged down in the second act. That's for sure.