We Were Soldiers (2002) movie poster

We Were Soldiers (2002)

"Father, Husband, Brother. No Man is Just a Soldier."
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👍 90%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 64%
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Director
Randall Wallace
Runtime
2h 18m
Country
Germany, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.1/10 (2,227 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
63%
Metacritic
65

Cast

Mel Gibson as Lt. Col. Hal Moore · 75% avg
Madeleine Stowe as Julie Moore · 72% avg
Greg Kinnear as Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall · 68% avg
Sam Elliott as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley · 73% avg
Chris Klein as 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan · 66% avg
Keri Russell as Barbara Geoghegan · 72% avg
Barry Pepper as Joe Galloway · 70% avg
Đơn Dương as Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An

Is We Were Soldiers good?

Yes. 90% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 64%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#93 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#9 / 149 · 2002
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Historical Movies on MGM+ (#2) · The Best War Movies on MGM+ (#2) · The Best Action Movies on MGM+ (#7) · 100 Best War Movies Ranked by Audience Score (#26)

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

Overview

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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In We Were Soldiers (2002), the cab driver that delivers the telegrams is wearing a US Army M51 jacket, issued during the Korean War. This strongly implies he's a former soldier and knew what was in the telegrams.
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Top comment: "That was one of the most jarring scenes off battlefield. Guy knows exactly what he has to deliver...."
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