Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

1989 · 145 min · EN · R · 7.0 (1,887 votes)
Dir. Oliver Stone · Starring Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Kyra Sedgwick, Willem Dafoe, Jerry Levine · Music John Williams

A true story of innocence lost and courage found.

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Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

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A gut-wrenching journey through the profound cost of war and the shattering of ideals. It's a raw, emotionally charged experience, propelled by a fierce sense of outrage and a quest for meaning amidst personal devastation. The film feels both epic in scope and intimately harrowing.

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vietnam warvietnam veteranpost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)1970swheelchairbiographybased on true storybased on memoir or autobiographydesertfourth of julyanti wardrunkenness1950s1960s
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