Courage Under Fire

Watch or Download Courage Under Fire 1996. Director Edward Zwick, Cast Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips,

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses... Movie Courage Under Fire

Genres

Drama, Thriller, Mystery, War,

SubGenres

Military and War,

Keywords

war veteran, gulf war, pilot, us army, praise, politics, battlefield, rescue mission, dead soldier, tank, medal, behind enemy lines, military, army life,

Courage Under Fire Parent guide

MPAA Reason

Rated R for war violence and language.

BBFC Reason

Contains strong language and violence

BBFC Ratings info

COURAGE UNDER FIRE is a US thriller in which a former soldier is asked to investigate the case for posthumously awarding a helicopter pilot the Medal of Honor. Language: There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') and occasional use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'). Violence: Occasional scenes of strong violence include gunfights with bloody impacts and injury detail, and sight of a man on fire.

Sex & Nudity

none

Sex & Nudity Reason

Inside the tank in the first action scene is a fully nude, pinup girl photo behind one of the men. None.

Violence & Gore

moderate

Violence & Gore Reason

War violence - Soldiers are seen shot, sometimes bloody. Not that graphic and hard to see because of motion-blur. A man commits suicide by driving his car on the train tracks into an oncoming train.

Profanity

severe

Profanity Reason

20 uses of the f-word and 5 uses of the c-word (used aggressively towards Meg Ryan's character). Other profanity used such as shit, ass, asshole, damn, hell, 10 goddamn.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

moderate

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking Reason

Matt Damon's character chain smokes halfway through the movie and talks about taking high doses of asprin. It is revealed later that he is addicted to morphine. Drinking in bars.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

moderate

Frightening & Intense Scenes Reason

Several brief flashback scenes which have explosions and sudden bursts of automatic gunfire

Studio

Fox 2000 Pictures, Joseph M. Singer Entertainment, Davis Entertainment,

Countrie

United States of America,

Audio

English

Director

Edward Zwick

Starring

Denzel Washington Meg Ryan Lou Diamond Phillips Matt Damon Michael Moriarty Michole Briana White Bronson Pinchot Amy Hathaway Diane Baker Seth Gilliam Regina Taylor Scott Glenn Sean Astin Sean Patrick Thomas Zeljko Ivanek Tim Guinee Tim Ransom Ned Vaughn Manny Pérez David McSwain Korey Coleman Armand Darrius Mark Adair-Rios Ken Jenkins Kathleen Widdoes Robert Brent Lappin Jack Watkins

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