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Stop-Loss (2008)

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All Time

of 190,028

4,896

2000's

of 33,898

1,537

2008

of 532

18
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,948
  
  2,536
  
  Drama of 2008
  
  of 206
  
  10
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,599
  
  816
War
- War All Time
  
  of 2,146
  
  219
  
  War of 2008
  
  of 15
  
  2
  
  War of the 2000's
  
  of 299
  
  57

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Stop-Loss (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.6109

Avg Critic Score:2.5590

Stop-Loss (2008) Movie Reviews

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Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Even when the script slips into sentiment, [director] Peirce sticks with her troubled, questing soldiers, and through this raw and riveting movie, they stick with us. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Telling antiwar film as seen through the eyes of those patriotic volunteers who fought in Iraq and are now disillusioned. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Music: John PowellParamount Pictures Despite dismal box office results across-the-board, the major movie studios have yet to figure out that the American public is not interested in preachy movies about the war in Iraq. ...read the complete Stop-Loss movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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EDGE Boston (David Foucher)

Despite structural deficiencies, 'Stop-Loss' is a riveting assault on the Pentagon's abuse of power during the Iraq war....read the complete Stop-Loss (2008) review at EDGE Boston (David Foucher)

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Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)

Director Peirce appears to view both rah-rah patriotism and a keen sense of cynicism at the same time....read the complete Stop-Loss (2008) review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)

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Channel 4 Film (James Mottram)

Distancing Stop-Loss from other Iraq films by highlighting an American military tactic that has been little talked about, Peirce has crafted a credible but hardly outstanding effort that may disappoint those expecting another Boys Don't Cry....read the complete Stop-Loss (2008) review at Channel 4 Film (James Mottram)

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Hollywood Reporter (John DeFore)

Stop-Loss has painted itself into a dramatic corner, which might be the most honest expression of the filmmaker's empathy for the men and women serving in Iraq....read the complete Stop-Loss (2008) review at Hollywood Reporter (John DeFore)

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