Born on the Fourth of July
Drama • 1989 • 2 hr 25 min
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Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Kyra Sedgwick, Willem Dafoe
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Tom Cruise really shows off his acting talents in this harrowing and shocking depiction of Ron Kovic’s experiences after the Vietnam war
Confronting Oliver Stone movie and one of the great dramatic performances of Cruise.
Superb Vietnam war drama movie, beautiful music, cinematography and acting. Moving and sad, well worth viewing
Great performance by Tom Cruise and a solid Oliver Stone film
One of maybe three films that remind you both how great Tom Cruise and Oliver Stone can be at their best. Fantastic and heart-breaking.
Tom Cruise’s best performance of the 80s
Good take on the lives and lifelong troubles of returned soldiers.
Great movie based on an autobiography. It’s an interesting emotional rollercoaster. Highly recommend. Tom Cruise was great
America taking a long hard look at itself
This gets pretty dark but it’s about the after effects of war so I wouldn’t expect anything different.
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