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Name: Born on the Fourth of July
Released: 1989-12-23
Cast: Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, Stephen Baldwin

Born on the Fourth of July

R
2h 23m
1989

84%

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Tom Cruise delivers a riveting and unforgettable portrayal of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's Academy Award-winning masterpiece. Based on a true story, the acclaimed film follows the young Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War, to an embittered veteran paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left, and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted.

Director:

Oliver Stone

Producer:

A. Kitman Ho, Oliver Stone

Writer:

Oliver Stone, Ron Kovic

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, Stephen Baldwin, Tom Sizemore, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, Caroline Kava, Ed Lauter, Michael Wincott, Jason Gedrick, Lili Taylor

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

84%

Critics Consensus: Led by an unforgettable performance from Tom Cruise, Born on the Fourth of July finds director Oliver Stone tackling thought-provoking subject matter with ambitious élan.

Reviews

The New Yorker

Pauline Kael

Stone plays bumper cars with the camera and uses cutting to jam you into the action, and you can’t even enjoy his uncouthness, because it’s put at the service of sanctimony.

It’s a taxing watch, but the themes are potent and timeless.

A score from John Williams and aggressive direction from Oliver Stone make this the pre-eminent Vietnam War movie.

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Southern Voice (Atlanta)

Candace Wiggins

Aided by John Williams' majestic score and Oliver Stone's taut, no-holds-barred direction, this film shows the dark side of what happened when Johnny came marching home.

Stone made emotional gut-punches during this era that provided the opposite side to what patriotism is...

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