Born on the Fourth of July (1989) movie poster

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

"A true story of innocence lost and courage found."
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👍 82%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 80%
DramaWar

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Director
Oliver Stone
Runtime
2h 25m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.0/10 (1,853 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
Metacritic
75

Cast

Tom Cruise as Ron Kovic · 77% avg
Raymond J. Barry as Mr. Kovic · 75% avg
Caroline Kava as Mrs. Kovic
Kyra Sedgwick as Donna · 71% avg
Willem Dafoe as Charlie · 71% avg
Jerry Levine as Steve Boyer
Stephen Baldwin as Billy Vorsovich · 73% avg
Josh Evans as Tommy Kovic

Is Born on the Fourth of July good?

Most people think so. 82% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1003 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#31 / 65 · 1989
Rank among its director's films
#5 / 14 · Oliver Stone
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best War Movies on HBO Max (#9)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. Wikipedia ↗

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In Born on the Fourth of July (1989) after Ron becomes disillusioned with the war, you cam see a copy of All Quiet on the Western Front on his desk
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