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      Two Men Went to War

      PG Released Nov 1, 2002 1 hr. 48 min. Comedy War List
      59% 29 Reviews Tomatometer 70% 500+ Ratings Audience Score An aging sergeant (Kenneth Cranham) and a young private (Leo Bill) go absent without leave during World War II. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 01 Buy Now

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      Two Men Went to War bungles an incredible fact-based story on a frustratingly uneven dramatization that turns wartime heroism into middling dramedy.

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      Audience Member Great movie, I loved it and I am now looking for a copy Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member it was ok but I don't think I'll be watching it again though, Derek Jacobi, Christopher Villiers and Nick Miles (Emmerdale's Grayson and Emmerdale's Jimmy King), it was ok film but could have been better Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Based on book, which was based on true events. Nuff said. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best ever war films. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member What an unexpected delight is this true-ish wartime tale of two army dentists determined to do something for the war effort. A grizzled WW1 Sergeant and callow private go AWOL, heading for Cornwall and then to France armed with a rucksack of grenades, a couple of pistols and the odd dental tool. Possessing a comic lightness of touch rarely seen in Britain since the halcyon days of the Ealing comedies, this wonderful tale of British eccentricity is hilariously funny mainly because it never goes for the obvious laugh. Realisitic enough that the adventure is frequently nerve-wracking, with a splendid plot that constantly wrongfoots your guesses, the mismatched comic pair of Kenneth Cranham and Leo Bill work brilliantly. Filmed in vibrant colours so rarely seen in a British film, the movie succeeds way beyond its modest ambitions. It's the rare sort of film that banishes the blues and puts you in a good mood that lasts for ages afterwards. What more can you ask from a film than that? Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member An easy going film, it's funny in places. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Vic Vogler Denver Post Endearing little film. Rated: 3/4 Jun 4, 2004 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Henderson's warm and toasty little gem of a film, slight though it may be, reminds you that the Greatest Generation, full of vim, vigor, and -- most important -- an indefatigable sense of purpose, grew up on both sides of the Big Pond. Rated: 3/5 May 2, 2004 Full Review Deborah Hornblow Hartford Courant There is no getting around the fact that Two Men doesn't have quite enough ammunition to sustain its own lunacy or our interest. Apr 17, 2018 Full Review Lewis Beale Film Journal International Winds up as a charming little entertainment about two lovable, albeit misguided, patriots. Aug 8, 2004 Full Review Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile An enjoyable, amusing and unpretentious film about a couple of English eccentrics - dentists whose eccentricity is not evident until their actions gave them away. Jul 24, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis An aging sergeant (Kenneth Cranham) and a young private (Leo Bill) go absent without leave during World War II.
      Director
      John Henderson
      Executive Producer
      Robert Bevan
      Screenwriter
      Richard Everett
      Distributor
      Indican Releasing
      Production Co
      Ira Trattner Productions
      Rating
      PG (Language|Some Violence)
      Genre
      Comedy, War
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 1, 2002, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 22, 2014
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $150.0K
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