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Soldier's Girl

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In 1997, new Army recruit Barry Winchell (Troy Garity) is assigned to a base in Tennessee. He quickly befriends the quick-tempered Justin Fisher (Shawn Hatosy), who struggles with drug problems. One night, they venture out to a local bar hosting a drag show. Calpernia Addams (Lee Pace), a transsexual drag queen, fascinates Barry, and they strike up a relationship. As Barry and Calpernia grow closer, Justin becomes bitter and recruits another soldier (Philip Eddolls) to help get revenge.
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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture All three principal performances are superb. Jan 30, 2018 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Well, they need to just shut up and open their eyes. Soldier's Girl is not only the best film ever made by and for Showtime, it's also one of the best pictures of the year. Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 15, 2005 Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper ... a reluctant thumbs-down. Jun 2, 2003 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Jan 15, 2005 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Garity... is a rarity among young actors today: He's passionate. Jun 10, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Peter K This is a primer for history in the fallacy of "Don't Ask --Don't Tell". Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/16/25 Full Review Stephen C A ****ing failure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review Virginia L Difficult to watch, but very good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/12/25 Full Review Stefanie l This movie was incredible, but also heartbreaking. It shows how close minded as well as being mentally I'll is an incredibly dangerous thing. Definitely worth watching. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I almost didn't watch this movie because of the cheesy movie poster, but I'm so glad I pressed play. I found the Army training scenes super cringe because of its incorporation of grainy documentary style b-roll, but luckily, the scenes did not distract from the movie's plot. On the flip side, the barrack scenes very successfully depicted how destructive of an atmosphere the "don't ask don't tell" era of the military created in combination with its usual toxic masculinity culture. This tragic love story only became more poignant when I found out it was based on true events. The actors did such an amazing job of depicting all the happiness, sadness, anger, love, and fear that the real people must have felt. I loved this movie, and I wish I had found it sooner. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review nilufer e I liked the story however it would be way better if the acting was any better and if it didn't feel so cheap like a TV movie. It wasn't boring though, was even interesting to a level. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1997, new Army recruit Barry Winchell (Troy Garity) is assigned to a base in Tennessee. He quickly befriends the quick-tempered Justin Fisher (Shawn Hatosy), who struggles with drug problems. One night, they venture out to a local bar hosting a drag show. Calpernia Addams (Lee Pace), a transsexual drag queen, fascinates Barry, and they strike up a relationship. As Barry and Calpernia grow closer, Justin becomes bitter and recruits another soldier (Philip Eddolls) to help get revenge.
Director
Frank Pierson
Producer
Linda Gottlieb, Doro Bachrach
Screenwriter
Ron Nyswaner
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
TV-MA (S|L|D|V), R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 19, 2019
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Surround
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