Saving Private Ryan

1998 · Film · 2h 49m

War, Drama, History

8.5 average

The opening twenty minutes will flatten you, and the rest never lets you forget what it cost — brutal, brilliant, exhausting.

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What it is

During the Normandy invasion, a U.S. Army captain and seven soldiers are ordered to cross German-held territory and find a paratrooper whose three brothers have been killed. Their mission becomes a harrowing test of courage, loyalty, and the value of one life amid the chaos of war.

The feel

No romance·Grounded in reality·Very tense·Not remotely funny

Heads up

16+Graphic violence