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Courage Under Fire

1996·1h 56m·R
DramaMysteryThrillerWarAction
IMDb Rating
★ 6.6/10
63,700 votes
Metascore
77
Metacritic

A U.S. Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor.

Courage Under Fire is a 1996 drama mystery movie directed by Edward Zwick, starring Meg Ryan, Denzel Washington, Lou Diamond Phillips. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.6/10 from 63,700 votes and runs 1h 56m.

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Director
Edward Zwick
Stars
Meg Ryan
Denzel Washington
Lou Diamond Phillips
Michael Moriarty
Creators
Patrick Sheane Duncan
Details
1996-07-12
116 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Arabic
Keywords
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