
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Father, Husband, Brother. No Man is Just a Soldier.
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We Were Soldiers rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 63% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 65/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About We Were Soldiers
The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."
Cast of We Were Soldiers

Mel Gibson
as Lt. Col. Hal Moore

Madeleine Stowe
as Julie Moore

Greg Kinnear
as Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall

Sam Elliott
as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

Chris Klein
as 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan

Keri Russell
as Barbara Geoghegan

Barry Pepper
as Joe Galloway

Đơn Dương
as Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An

Ryan Hurst
as Sgt. Ernie Savage

Robert Bagnell
as 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings

Marc Blucas
as 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick

Josh Daugherty
as Sp4 Robert Ouellette
We Were Soldiers facts
- Budget
- $75M
- Box office
- $114.7M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •1960s Vietnam war depicts brutal battlefield conditions authentically
- •Based-on-true-story narrative honors soldiers with respectful tone
- •Randall Wallace brings emotional weight to military action drama
What the audience disliked
- •Overly reverent approach softens historical realities of war
- •Battle sequences prioritize spectacle over realistic combat portrayal
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