Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
To walk the path of a hero, you have to see how it all began.
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.2/10· 25K votes
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Metacritic53%
TMDb6.034/10· 633 votesWith 44% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.2/10 on IMDb and 53/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
Cast of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Joe Alwyn
as Billy Lynn
Kristen Stewart
as Kathryn Lynn
Chris Tucker
as Albert
Garrett Hedlund
as David Dime
Makenzie Leigh
as Faison
Vin Diesel
as Shroom
Steve Martin
as Norm Oglesby
Stro
as Lodis (as Brian 'Astro' Bradley)
Arturo Castro
as Marcellino 'Mango' Montoya
Ismael Cruz Cordova
as Sgt. Holliday
Barney Harris
as Sykes
Beau Knapp
as Crack
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk facts
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $30.9M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •drama examines ptsd with nuanced character development
- •iraq war setting grounds narrative in authentic period detail
- •based-on-novel adaptation preserves literary emotional resonance
What the audience disliked
- •pacing meanders through subplots diluting central theme
- •football setting feels tangential to core dramatic arc
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