Rescue Dawn (2007) movie poster

Rescue Dawn (2007)

"A true story of survival... declassified."
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👍 73%audience score
Critics Score
🎬 84%
AdventureDramaWar

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Director
Werner Herzog
Runtime
2h 5m
Country
Luxembourg, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.3/10 (1,385 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
77

Cast

Christian Bale as Dieter Dengler · 76% avg
Steve Zahn as Duane · 68% avg
Toby Huss as Spook · 64% avg
François Chau as Province Governor · 69% avg
Marshall Bell as Admiral · 70% avg
Jeremy Davies as Gene · 72% avg
Pat Healy as Norman · 67% avg
James Aaron Oliver as Jet Pilot

Is Rescue Dawn good?

Most people think so. 73% audience score, estimated from 1,385 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 84%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#900 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#133 / 198 · 2007
Rank among its director's films
#4 / 6 · Werner Herzog
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best War Movies on MGM+ (#15) · Best Free War Movies on Plex (#21) · 25 Best Free Full-Length War Movies on YouTube (#21) · The Best Adventure Movies on MGM+ (#22)

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

Overview

A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War. Wikipedia ↗

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