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Empire of the Sun

1987·2h 33m·PG
DramaWar
IMDb Rating
★ 7.7/10
143,364 votes
Metascore
62
Metacritic

A teenage English boy struggles to survive with his fellow captives under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.

Empire of the Sun is a 1987 drama war movie directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 143,364 votes and runs 2h 33m.

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Director
Steven Spielberg
Stars
Christian Bale
John Malkovich
Miranda Richardson
Nigel Havers
Details
1987-12-25
153 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English, Japanese, Mandarin, Shanghainese
Keywords
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