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Best Vietnam War Movies
No American conflict has been as big a gold mine for movies as Vietnam. But which is the greatest?
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Full Metal Jacket
Essentially two distinct movies. The portions at boot camp are as tragic as the later tense combat showdowns. 1635 3617 7872
Essentially two distinct movies. The portions at boot camp are as tragic as the later tense combat showdowns. 1635 3617 7872
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Platoon
Oliver Stone's first Vietnam movie is as gritty, realistic, and horrifying as you'd expect and features one of Charlie Sheen's greatest roles. 1622 3572 7871
Oliver Stone's first Vietnam movie is as gritty, realistic, and horrifying as you'd expect and features one of Charlie Sheen's greatest roles. 1622 3572 7871
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Apocalypse Now
Martin Sheen's trip downriver is as trippy a descent into hell as you'll find, perfectly marrying the horror of war with Heart of Darkness. 1602 3720 7870
Martin Sheen's trip downriver is as trippy a descent into hell as you'll find, perfectly marrying the horror of war with Heart of Darkness. 1602 3720 7870
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The Deer Hunter
Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and John Cazale are brilliant as working-class buddies preparing go to war, with all its horrors. 910 2702 7873
Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and John Cazale are brilliant as working-class buddies preparing go to war, with all its horrors. 910 2702 7873
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Hamburger Hill
A terrific ensemble cast of soldiers trys to take a hill and suffers casualties, only to find out their efforts were pointless. 876 2412 7875
A terrific ensemble cast of soldiers trys to take a hill and suffers casualties, only to find out their efforts were pointless. 876 2412 7875
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Good Morning, Vietnam
Robin Williams's comic talents and dramatic chops are on display as an armed-forces radio D.J. who undergoes a moral awakening. 255 2361 7877
Robin Williams's comic talents and dramatic chops are on display as an armed-forces radio D.J. who undergoes a moral awakening. 255 2361 7877
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The Boys in Company C
Among the first Vietnam War movies, this undersung flick, like Full Metal Jacket, is divided between basic training and combat. 13 1765 7879
Among the first Vietnam War movies, this undersung flick, like Full Metal Jacket, is divided between basic training and combat. 13 1765 7879
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Casualties of War
Brian De Palma lets one episode stand as an object lesson in wartime morality: the kidnapping of a Vietnamese girl as a sex slave for GIs. -281 1869 7876
Brian De Palma lets one episode stand as an object lesson in wartime morality: the kidnapping of a Vietnamese girl as a sex slave for GIs. -281 1869 7876
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Rescue Dawn
Rescue Dawn is the rare uplifting Vietnam movie, as Christian Bale keeps hope alive as a tortured POW. -294 1742 7874
Rescue Dawn is the rare uplifting Vietnam movie, as Christian Bale keeps hope alive as a tortured POW. -294 1742 7874
10
Born on the Fourth of July
In one of Tom Cruise's best performances, he becomes Ron Kovic, the gung ho soldier turned antiwar activist. -294 2164 7878
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In one of Tom Cruise's best performances, he becomes Ron Kovic, the gung ho soldier turned antiwar activist. -294 2164 7878
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