Rules of Engagement (2000) movie poster

Rules of Engagement (2000)

"A hero should never have to stand alone."
ThumbScore
👍 81%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 40%
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Director
William Friedkin
Runtime
2h 8m
Country
United States of America, Germany
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.3/10 (778 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
36%
Metacritic
45

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II · 74% avg
Samuel L. Jackson as Col. Terry L. Childers · 71% avg
Guy Pearce as Maj. Mark Biggs · 70% avg
Ben Kingsley as Ambassador Mourain · 72% avg
Bruce Greenwood as National Security Advisor Bill Sokal · 71% avg
Anne Archer as Mrs. Mourain · 68% avg
Blair Underwood as Capt. Lee · 70% avg
Philip Baker Hall as Gen. H. Lawrence Hodges · 71% avg

Is Rules of Engagement good?

Most people think so. 81% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 40%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#115 / 253 · War
Rank in its year
#61 / 122 · 2000
Rank among its director's films
#4 / 9 · William Friedkin
On ThumbScore's lists
Best Free War Movies on Hoopla (#22)

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

Overview

A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen. Wikipedia ↗

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