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      Born on the Fourth of July

      R Now Playing 2 hr. 24 min. Drama List
      84% 56 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score In the mid 1960s, suburban New York teenager Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise) enlists in the Marines, fulfilling what he sees as his patriotic duty. During his second tour in Vietnam, he accidentally kills a fellow soldier during a retreat and later becomes permanently paralyzed in battle. Returning home to an uncaring Veterans Administration bureaucracy and to people on both sides of the political divide who don't understand what he went through, Kovic becomes an impassioned critic of the war. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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      Led by an unforgettable performance from Tom Cruise, Born on the Fourth of July finds director Oliver Stone tackling thought-provoking subject matter with ambitious élan.

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      Mike P More narcissistic nonsense from Tom Cruise. This poster makes me want to vomit. Because it's not about war hero Ron Kovic. It's about Cruise wanting to deify himself as the ultimate hero. What's next? Cruise as Christ? But if Tom was playing him, he'd demand that Jesus have rippling abs and cannonball muscles...Just so he could worship himself when he was watching it on repeat in his home... Joe Rogan is right. Tom Cruise is a strange guy! Overall: Not Recommended 👎 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/22/24 Full Review Holly The fact that this isnt 100% is crazy!!! It's perfect! So so sad and tragic, absolutely heartbreaking and Tom cruises acting is one of the greatest performances of any movie. If you haven't watched this you need to! He deserved every award out there for the commitment to this devastating story.. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/13/24 Full Review Amy very interesting and intense Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/04/23 Full Review StephenPaul C The greatest 02 hours: and 24 minutes of war!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/25/23 Full Review Jonathan L Great depiction of the nations division over a controversial part of history. Very good score from John Williams, though not his best in my opinion. Amazing acting from Tom Cruise. My problem lies in the story, I understand the protagonist was confused, but his character flip flops on his morals so quickly it made him appear gullible. For instance he cussed out his own anti war brother, but when he saw his old girlfriend was anti war he just dropped everything and became a hippy? Aside from that I found the resolution very insufficient for the hour and a half spent watching the protagonist's life spiral out of control, but I guess I can't really expect a fairy tale ending for a film about a Vietnam vet. 74/100 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/06/23 Full Review Connor S Tom fantastic, as always, but even more fantastic than usual. Stone's far from objective political leanings towards a party that began the Vietnam War as being the heroes and the President who tried to end it as the villain is everything wrong with Hollywood. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - You Never Killed a Baby! Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - You Never Killed a Baby! 3:11 Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - Your Yankee Doodle Dandy Come Home Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - Your Yankee Doodle Dandy Come Home 3:27 Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - Thou Shall Not Kill Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - Thou Shall Not Kill 4:07 Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - Maybe We're Home Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - Maybe We're Home 2:03 Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - To Be Whole Again Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - To Be Whole Again 3:06 Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - A Painful Confession Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - A Painful Confession 1:41 Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - The Homecoming Speech Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - The Homecoming Speech 1:55 Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - Treated Like a Human Being Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - Treated Like a Human Being 3:08 Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - Ron Is Shot Born on the Fourth of July: Official Clip - Ron Is Shot 2:03 View more videos

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      Pauline Kael New Yorker Stone plays bumper cars with the camera and uses cutting to jam you into the action, and you can’t even enjoy his uncouthness, because it’s put at the service of sanctimony. Sep 12, 2023 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) A score from John Williams and aggressive direction from Oliver Stone make this the pre-eminent Vietnam War movie. Jul 5, 2023 Full Review Kurt Jacobsen Chicago Reader Stone niftily strings together a batch of cuttingly effective dramatic sequences. May 12, 2022 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins It’s a taxing watch, but the themes are potent and timeless. Rated: 8/10 Aug 8, 2023 Full Review Candace Wiggins Southern Voice (Atlanta) Aided by John Williams' majestic score and Oliver Stone's taut, no-holds-barred direction, this film shows the dark side of what happened when Johnny came marching home. Rated: 4/4 May 9, 2023 Full Review Brian Susbielles InSession Film Stone made emotional gut-punches during this era that provided the opposite side to what patriotism is... Mar 7, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In the mid 1960s, suburban New York teenager Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise) enlists in the Marines, fulfilling what he sees as his patriotic duty. During his second tour in Vietnam, he accidentally kills a fellow soldier during a retreat and later becomes permanently paralyzed in battle. Returning home to an uncaring Veterans Administration bureaucracy and to people on both sides of the political divide who don't understand what he went through, Kovic becomes an impassioned critic of the war.
      Director
      Oliver Stone
      Screenwriter
      Oliver Stone, Ron Kovic
      Distributor
      Universal Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Warner Home Vídeo, MCA/Universal Pictures [us], Image Entertainment Inc.
      Production Co
      Ixtlan Corporation
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 20, 1989, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 19, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $68.8M
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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