Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 169 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
- dying and death
- self sacrifice
- bravery
- world war ii
- duty
- normandy
- france
- troops
- waffen ss
- omaha beach
- rescue mission
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Tom Hanks
Captain Miller
Tom Sizemore
Sergeant Horvath
Edward Burns
Private Reiben
Barry Pepper
Private Jackson
- Adam Goldberg — Private Mellish
- Vin Diesel — Private Caparzo
- Giovanni Ribisi — T/4 Medic Wade
- Jeremy Davies — Corporal Upham
- Matt Damon — Private Ryan
- Ted Danson — Captain Hamill
- Paul Giamatti — Sergeant Hill
- Dennis Farina — Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
- Joerg Stadler — Steamboat Willie
- Max Martini — Corporal Henderson
- Dylan Bruno — Toynbe
- Directed
- Steven Spielberg
- Written
- Robert Rodat
Production
- Rating
- 8.2 / 10 · 17,724 ratings
- Studio
- DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Mutual Film Company
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
