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COURAGE UNDER FIRE

Director:

  Edward Zwick
  

Year Released:

  1996

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

3 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Matt Damon
  Lou Diamond Phillips
  Meg Ryan
  Regina Taylor
  Denzel Washington
Movie Haiku:Typical combat yarn in which one decorated soldier with demons of his own is asked to evaluate the case for bestowing a posthumous award on another. But it takes place after the Gulf War, so the hook is that one soldier is black (Washington) & the other’s a woman (Ryan).

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2002