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Hart's War

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Lieutenant Tommy Hart (Colin Farrell) is a second year law student who is enlisted as an officer's aide in World War II due to his father's political pull. When he is captured and thrown into a German prisoner of war camp, top ranking Colonel William McNamara (Bruce Willis) assigns him to defend Lieutenant Lincoln Scott (Terrence Howard), a black POW accused of murdering a fellow white prisoner.
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Well-made and solidly acted, Hart's War is modestly compelling. However, the movie suffers from having too many subplots.

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David Ansen Newsweek Hart's War, as you might guess, can get too earnest for its own good. But Billy Ray and Terry George's screenplay, taken from a John Katzenbach novel, is expertly plotted. Mar 7, 2018 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Big WWII drama about honor, courage and sacrifice. Rated: 4/5 Dec 24, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 3/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Nationality, race and politics clash in unexpected ways in this well-directed and acted but extremely old-fashioned prison drama that recalls genre film sof the 1950s and 1960s. Rated: B Oct 30, 2006 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid In the ever-increasing onslaught of war movies, it stands head and shoulders above most of the competition. May 26, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Geke g Released the same that i born. I appreciate that i born with this amazing film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/08/24 Full Review Matthew H Movie becomes laughably absurd the moment it becomes a courtroom drama. The cheese is strong with this film Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/02/23 Full Review Steve D Ok but frustrating film that should have been better. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/25/23 Full Review Erica T First of all, highly recommended movie. There are alot of sub-plots leading to one big finale. Then the movie came from a book. The book was written by the son of a man who experienced first hand some of the events being a POW himself. The man who played the Nazi equivalent to colonel (don't remember what the word was) definitely added to the hate of Nazis. But a great performance on that actor's part. Terrence Howard and Cole Hauser gave even greater performances. Collin Ferrell was astounding as the attorney and absolutely one of his greatest performances. The topper was Bruce Willis! Not only for his sly character, notable acting, but for his death scene. It will always make me cry! Although his greatest and most notable death was Armageddon. This cast makes the whole story even livelier than reading its book! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/20/23 Full Review norman w The movie is rather confused as to whether it is a POW movie, a legal procedural or a civil rights movie. Rather outlandish concept and very muddled execution bog it down. It did poorly at the box office and was rushed into video. Don't waste your time unless you are a Colin Farrel or Bruce Willis fan. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review farah r It's not exactly a war movie nor a courtroom drama and it's not good either way. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lieutenant Tommy Hart (Colin Farrell) is a second year law student who is enlisted as an officer's aide in World War II due to his father's political pull. When he is captured and thrown into a German prisoner of war camp, top ranking Colonel William McNamara (Bruce Willis) assigns him to defend Lieutenant Lincoln Scott (Terrence Howard), a black POW accused of murdering a fellow white prisoner.
Director
Gregory Hoblit
Producer
David Ladd, David Foster, Arnold Rifkin, Gregory Hoblit
Screenwriter
Billy Ray, Terry George, John Katzenbach
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
David Foster Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, David Ladd Films, Cheyenne Enterprises
Rating
R (Some Strong War Violence|Language)
Genre
War, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 15, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.1M
Runtime
2h 8m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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