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Plot:
The pilot of a rescue copter, Captain Karen Walden, died shortly before her helicopter crew was rescued after it crashed in Desert Storm. It first appears that she made a spectacular rescue of a downe...( read more 
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MCT:August 24, 2008this movie i loved.....and even today this movie is based on live events of the war....a great storyline...but i feel that the truth should never be covered up by any government by how soldiers died....because they gave their lives for our freedom, and that should never be in vain....also i written this poem called hero, because to me every brave soldier is a hero....
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MCT:August 14, 2008
A touching film about getting to the truth, no matter how inconvenient or damning--not just for the sake of knowing, but because it is right.
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MCT:July 30, 2008This was a very interesting movie and very inspirational. I loved Meg Ryan as the leading female role and Denzel Washington is ALWAYS brilliant in every role he portrays. Brilliant movie!!!
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MCT:June 2, 2008Greating acting. I especially loved Ryan's character and Lou Diamond Phillips. He is a vasty underrated actor. I love how the story just kinda unfolds.
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MCT:April 29, 2008
Captain Karen Walden's mysterious death investigated by Denzel Washington.... a capital movie...awesome!!
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MCT:March 26, 2008
I found this movie to be a bit slow with a not so good story and the chararcters / actors have made alot better movies. Still is a well made flick overall and i had a fair time watching it , so i can recommened this one for any war/drama fan who like the actors and this type of genre.
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MCT:February 19, 2008
Fantastic cast . . . fantastic film. While a lot of the film is in flashback form, with Denzel playing the part of the army officer who must decide if Captain Meg Ryan who died deserves to get a medal of honour. Look out for a very thin (drug induced) Matt Damon who lost a lot of weight for that part of his role.
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MCT:November 29, 2007Where to start with the litany of things that bothered me about "Courage Under Fire"? For one, who cares about this story? The characters are not compelling, and Ryan's performance is so horrible and obnoxious with her faker-than-fake Southern accent. The whole thing is just pointless, coming off as propaganda, glamorising war and the military. I wasn't particularly moved or riveted with this milkshake made of red, white and blue patriotism.
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MCT:November 22, 2007
The story keeps you guessing and the great performances from an all-star cast keep you interested. 'Courage Under Fire' is extremely well-crafted and, because of this, encourages you to empathise with the characters and consider how you would react in their situation - as a normal human being in an extraordinarily stressful circumstance. However, the movie is perhaps a little too all-American for me and it strays into the realm of melodrama on occasion - which, in this instance, is not a good thing. If you like this and want to see something from the same director - watch 'Glory', which is Zwick's far superior masterpiece and rightly won Denzel his first oscar.
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MCT:November 19, 2007
Meg Ryan and Denzel were brillant in this movie about a bunch of guys who decide to cover up the murder of their command officer.
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MCT:September 18, 2007
Brilliant war drama from the director of 'Glory' is an underrated masterpiece. Slow paced at times, but there is plenty of combat scenes to keep the action junkie pleased, as well as dialogue scenes to add to the drama. As the Gulf War winds down, Lt. Colone Nathaniell Serling (Washington) is haunted by one fatal mistake he was responsible for during intense combat. Succeeding the war, Serling is given the assignment to investigate a helicopter pilot named Karen Walden (Ryan) who was killed shortly before her helicopter team was rescued. Serling is investigating Walden's deservance of a Medal of Honor the army have nominated her for. Conflicting accounts of the rescue operation leave Serling struggling to figure out the truth, with every shred of evidence resulting in further uncertainty as to whether Walden deserves the medal. Denzel delivers one of his best performances to date. Matt Damon does an incredible job here as well. It's a shame it overstays its welcome by a long shot. Some especially terrific direction from Edward Zwick makes 'Courage Under Fire' an experience that you must not miss, and one that will stay with you for a long time. A very compelling soundtrack by James Horner as well.
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MCT:September 6, 2007
Oustanding movie, find if someone deserves the Medal of Honor and investigate the true, not an easy task, but at the end, was well deserve it.
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MCT:August 26, 2007
Magnificent story after the Gulf War where a troubled office must now uncover is the truth about a female pilot could be a hero of the war.
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MCT:August 18, 2007
Good show, awful (but war-time-believeable) language; the plot draws you in and the characters keep you.
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MCT:August 6, 2007
This was a little hard to follow and the fact that some people aren't "really" there from the beginning of the movie, kinda ruined it for me. It was good though...
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MCT:August 1, 2007NoT Enough Meg Ryan And Clearly This Movie Could've Been Shorter And less Boring Washington iS Good As Always And The Main Idea Of The Movie Was Noble
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MCT:August 1, 2007
This was a very good movie. I loved the plot and the directing of this movie. All the actors were outstanding.
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MCT:July 31, 2007
Fun slick hollywood stuff. Matt Damon ran, ate an apple, smoked cigarettes, and almost died to lose the weight and did a great job here. Good story telling.
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MCT:July 27, 2007
What's interesting in this case is the cover up, wich makes it intriguing. Not my favorites, but noteworthy.
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MCT:July 24, 2007
i this thing hadnt have come up i would never have remembered that ive seen it lol she gets a medal of honour so dont worry
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MCT:July 16, 2007
Meg Ryan was badly miscast. The character is tough, butch-like woman, and Meg Ryan comes across as if she is acting tough with a fake deep voice. I like Meg Ryan, but not in this role.
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