Film

Courage Under Fire

1996 · 1h 56m · Drama · Thriller · Mystery

A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth.

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Metacritic

77

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...

Denzel Washington

Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling

Meg Ryan

Captain Karen Emma Walden

Lou Diamond Phillips

Staff Sergeant John Monfriez

Michael Moriarty

Brigadier General Hershberg

Matt Damon

Ilario

Bronson Pinchot

Bruno

Seth Gilliam

Stephen Altameyer

Regina Taylor

Meredith Serling

Željko Ivanek

Banacek

Scott Glenn

Gartner

Tim Guinee

Rady

Tim Ransom

Boylar

Sean Astin

Patella

Armand Darrius

Robins

Mark Adair-Rios

Bobcat 5

Ned Vaughn

Chelli

• Edward ZwickDirector
• Patrick Sheane DuncanScreenplay
• John DavisProducer
• Joseph SingerProducer
• David T. FriendlyProducer
• Joseph M. CaraccioloExecutive Producer
• Debra Martin ChaseExecutive Producer
• Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
• James HornerOriginal Music Composer
• Steven RosenblumEditor

Courage Under Fire (1996) TrailerCourage Under Fire - Trailer

Release date

July 4, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Budget

$46,000,000

Revenue

$100,900,000

Genres

Drama, Thriller, Mystery, War

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