Story Line
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
“Every man fights his own war.”
Top Cast
Jim Caviezel
Pvt. Robert Witt
Nick Nolte
Lt. Col. Gordon Tall
Sean Penn
1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
Ben Chaplin
Pvt. Jack Bell
Elias Koteas
Capt. James Staros
John Cusack
Capt. John Gaff
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Rating
7.4/ 10
Release Date
1998-12-23
Runtime
2h 51m
Genres
DramaHistoryWar
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CRCulver
6/10
•9/1/2018The circumstances around Terence Malick's <i>The Thin Red Line</i> are sometimes more talked about than the film itself. The reclusive director had made a big splash in the Seventies, but there followed two decades of silence. When he finally reappea...
badelf
4/10
•9/17/2022As war movies go, this one sucks. I'm pretty sure (although I didn't read it, that the novel (and maybe original screenplay) must have been fantastic, but Terrence Malick really bungled this: no clear vision, no character investment, a ridiculous amo...
GenerationofSwine
1/10
•1/12/2023Yeah, this is pretentious. And what makes it worse is that in all of it's art house pomp, it doesn't come across so much as anti-war as it does anti- stopping the Japanese and Germans from their genocidal bid for world domination.
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CinemaSerf
7/10
•8/28/2023This is a captivating and stunningly photographed depiction of the horrors of jungle warfare. Jim Caviezel is "Witt" - apprehended from some unofficial leave by his Sergeant "Welsh" (Sean Penn) and is interned aboard a troop ship pending court-martia...