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Courage Under Fire (1996)

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All Time

of 190,116

761

1990's

of 24,698

112

1996

of 5,228

15
Action
- Action All Time
  
  of 5,893
  
  94
  
  Action of 1996
  
  of 174
  
  1
  
  Action of the 1990's
  
  of 1,477
  
  9
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  442
  
  Drama of 1996
  
  of 434
  
  11
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  73
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  60
  
  Mystery of 1996
  
  of 30
  
  4
  
  Mystery of the 1990's
  
  of 306
  
  10
War
- War All Time
  
  of 2,146
  
  48
  
  War of 1996
  
  of 10
  
  1
  
  War of the 1990's
  
  of 119
  
  4

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Courage Under Fire (1996) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0579

Avg Critic Score:2.9886

Courage Under Fire (1996) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

It's often said that if you're going to borrow, borrow from the best. And, in motion pictures, one of the best is certainly Akira Kurosawa. His The Seven Samurai was remade as John Sturges' immensely popular The Magnificent Seven. ...read the complete Courage Under Fire movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

As profound and intelligent as it is moving, and that makes this memorable motion picture one of 1996's best. ...read the complete Courage Under Fire movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

In Washington's haunted eyes, in the stunning cinematography of Roger Deakins (Fargo) that plunges into the mad flare of combat, in the plot that deftly turns a whodunit into a meditation on character and in Zwick's persistent questioning of authority, ...read the complete Courage Under Fire movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The end of the film understandably lays on the emotion a little heavily, but until then Courage Under Fire has been a fascinating emotional and logistical puzzle--almost a courtroom movie, with the desert as the courtroom. ...read the complete Courage Under Fire movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

No review available ...read the complete Courage Under Fire movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

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Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)

Zwick pulls off the trick of making each story plausible, while Ryan successfully sheds her usual overmannered acting style and turns in a solid, if fleeting, performance as a no-nonsense, leathery woman....read the complete Courage Under Fire (1996) review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)

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Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

A large-scale military drama with a quiet, almost mournful center....read the complete Courage Under Fire (1996) review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

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Film Threat (Michael Dequina)

Patrick Sheane Duncan's script deftly weaves together the stories of Serling and Walden, and Zwick remarkably sidesteps the trap of sticky sentiment--an idea further carried forth by Ryan's admirably against-type (and shamefully unsung) performance....read the complete Courage Under Fire (1996) review at Film Threat (Michael Dequina)

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