Fresh
It's a genuinely epic cine-poem that essentially sidesteps history, politics and conventional ethics to deal with war as an absolute, inevitable and eternal facet of existence.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
The Thin Red Line
Every man fights his own war.
1998 · 2h 51m · R
Drama, History, War
Directed by
Terrence Malick
Overview
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
Director and cast
- Terrence Malick Director
- Sean Penn as 1st Sgt. Welsh
- Jim Caviezel as Pvt. Robert Witt
- Adrien Brody as Cpl. Fife
- Nick Nolte as Lt. Col. Gordon Tall
- Ben Chaplin as Pvt. Bell
- George Clooney as Capt. Bosche
- John Cusack as Capt. Gaff
- Elias Koteas as Capt. James Staros
- Woody Harrelson Cast
- Dash Mihok Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Fascinating!
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
The Thin Red Line is an epic aestheticization of World War II, a movie at once bold and baffling, immediate and abstract.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
A haunting, scattered reminiscence piece, where the mind is allowed to drift through its memories, and retrieve impressions of the beautiful and the hideous, the serene and the hysterical, the banal and the profound.
Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
The thinking person's Saving Private Ryan.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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