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Rules of Engagement

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Rules of Engagement
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R,2hrs 8min
Genres:
Drama,War
Released:
April 7, 2000
Director:
William Friedkin
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
Starring:
Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce  ...more
Synopsis: In this drama, two U.S. Marines who stood side by side on the field of battle are reunited in a court of law. Attorney Hayes Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones) once aspired to a career as an officer, but a serious injury in Vietnam put an end to his military future, leaving him bitter and resentful. Col. Terry L. Childers (Samuel L. Jackson) fought alongside Hodges and once saved his life; when Childers is threatened with a court martial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians during a raid on an American ... Full Synopsis
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Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
The drama ultimately retreats to safer, duller, more illogical, and more reactionary impulses and stereotypes. Full Review
Metascore
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45
Mixed or Average Reviews
out of 100
Based on 31 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Tommy Lee Jones
Col. Hayes Hodges
Samuel L. Jackson
Col. Terry L. Childers
Guy Pearce
Maj. Mark Biggs
Bruce Greenwood
William Sokal
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