Thank You for Your Service

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Thank You for Your Service

R

2017

1h 48m

War

Biography

Drama

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Sgt. Adam Schumann tries to readjust to civilian life after returning home from the war in Iraq. Fellow soldier Tausolo Aeiti must deal with the aftermath of a bombing that left him with a traumatic brain injury. Will Waller searches for normalcy after surviving several explosions, while Michael Emory must deal with the effects of a sniper's bullet to the head. With memories of the battlefield still lingering, the soldiers soon begin their long journey to physical and emotional rehabilitation.

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Critics Consensus

Thank You for Your Service takes a sobering and powerfully acted -- if necessarily incomplete -- look at soldiers grappling with the horrific emotional impact of war.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

11/09/2017

Hall takes a similarly lackadaisical approach to the facts in Thank You for Your Service, inventing characters and scenes as he tries to create a story arc moviegoers will recognize.

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

11/02/2017

4/5

These anguished performances go a long way, as does the film's peripheral vision of a banal, depressed America that threatens to forget its warriors.

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Rex Reed

Observer

11/02/2017

3/4

The sober, nuanced, and deeply affecting Thank You For Your Service covers old ground with a fresh take and finds something new to say about it at the same time.

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

02/21/2021

It becomes tedious to listen to and watch half-men bouncing around like pinballs, the filmmaker never allowing them to express a thought about the wider questions involved

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Steven Prokopy

Third Coast Review

05/19/2020

The film doesn't provide any easy answers to the issues surrounding the overwhelming number of veterans coming home and going into a system that isn't designed for such volume. But it does ask all of the right questions.

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Jorge Ignacio Castillo

Planet S Magazine

02/05/2020

3/5

Overall, Thank You for Your Service is a healthier take on the costs of war, which reverberate long after the conflict has ended.

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Nikos

06/16/2023

Great action and drama movie that really does happen more than people thing unfortunately.

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Andrew H

@Philosoraptor Jun 30

Well acted and competently made. Really makes you empathize with the characters. No answers. Leaves you with a feeling of tenuous hope.

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Johannes S

@RT64416087 Oct 9

An exceptionally well made movie! I love the portrayal of many hidden or small emotions by all the leads!

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Joakim T

@RT75112285 02/24/2025

This is a very well made movie which explores PTSD well. The cast is strong, and I thought the script was really good. I love Haley Bennett, and Miles Teller is redonculosly talented. Miles, and Beulah Koale really sells it in this movie. I was locked in. There are a lot of different types of stories, very niche storylines which are added, which I really like because it brings a lot of surprising moments to the drama, so it creates a sense of tension throughout, and locks you in. Thomas Newman did the OST, hire him, pay him, he is one of the best! Thank you.

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Matt V

@mxv134 08/30/2024

Good solid movie about a very important issue. However, the ending lacked the catharsis I think it was going for. Understandably, this movie tries to resolve many issues relating to experiencing war/PTSD, so it tries to provide resolutions for many of these issues...which splits the focus of the movie. I think this is why the ending is diluted in terms of the effect it was trying to achieve.

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Taylor G

@RT85088907 07/06/2023

Refreshing take on the terrifically horrible impact war can have on soldiers and the veterans we live amongst. Coming from the land of Hollywood it felt like an honest take on the all too common outcome many veterans are faced with post-deployment. I'm surprised I didn't hear about the movie's release in 2017, but I'm pleased to see it gaining proper resurgence on streaming platforms. Do not sleep on this movie, 8/10.

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Synopsis

Sgt. Adam Schumann tries to readjust to civilian life after returning home from the war in Iraq. Fellow soldier Tausolo Aeiti must deal with the aftermath of a bombing that left him with a traumatic brain injury. Will Waller searches for normalcy after surviving several explosions, while Michael Emory must deal with the effects of a sniper's bullet to the head. With memories of the battlefield still lingering, the soldiers soon begin their long journey to physical and emotional rehabilitation.

Director: Jason Hall
Producer: Jon Kilik
Screenwriter: Jason Hall
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: DreamWorks, Reliance Entertainment
Rating: R (Drug Material|Brief Nudity|Language Throughout|Some Sexuality|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: War, Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 27, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.4M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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