Men of Honor

Men of Honor (2000)

History is made by those who break the rules.

Release:2000
Runtime:2h 9m
Country:United States
Director:George Tillman Jr.
Language:English

Keywords

DivingU S Navy

Men of Honor rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.2/10· 130K votes
Rotten Tomatoes42%
Metacritic56%
TMDb7.5/10· 2K votes

With 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 56/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Men of Honor

Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Their relationship starts out on the rocks, but fate ultimately conspires to bring the men together into a setting of mutual respect, triumph and honor.

Cast of Men of Honor

  • Robert De Niro

    Robert De Niro

    as Master Chief Leslie W. Sunday ('Billy')

  • Cuba Gooding Jr.

    Cuba Gooding Jr.

    as Senior Chief Carl Brashear

  • Charlize Theron

    Charlize Theron

    as Gwen Sunday

  • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

    as Jo

  • Hal Holbrook

    Hal Holbrook

    as 'Mr. Pappy'

  • Michael Rapaport

    Michael Rapaport

    as GM1 Snowhill

  • Powers Boothe

    Powers Boothe

    as Captain Pullman

  • David Keith

    David Keith

    as Captain Hartigan

  • Dulé Hill

    Dulé Hill

    as Red Tail

  • Holt McCallany

    Holt McCallany

    as MM1 Dylan Rourke

  • David Conrad

    David Conrad

    as Lt. / Cmdr. / Capt. Hanks

  • Joshua Leonard

    Joshua Leonard

    as PO2 Timothy Douglas Isert

Men of Honor facts

Budget
$32M
Box office
$82.3M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Inspiring true story of overcoming systemic racial barriers
  • Strong character-driven narrative about perseverance and dignity
  • Solid naval diving sequences capture technical authenticity

What the audience disliked

  • Conventional biopic structure relies on familiar motivational beats
  • Emotional moments occasionally veer into heavy-handed territory

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