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      Under Fire

      R Released Oct 21, 1983 2 hr. 8 min. Drama Adventure List
      91% 22 Reviews Tomatometer 70% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score A pair of news correspondents chronicling the final days of the corrupt Samoza Regime in Nicaragua find themselves under fire from both sides. After an American news reporter is killed in Nicaragua, two of his fellow journalists choose to participate actively in the revolution. As the Samoza power base falls, they face dilemmas concerning their relationship with each other and their loss of professional objectivity. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 08 Buy Now

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      mice A pivotal movie for me. Coming out of the shadows of Nixon-Reaganite parents, and listening to NPR radio back in the early 80s, this brought home the war in Nicaragua. Along with The Year of Living Dangerously, it challenged the right wing narrative of the East/West proxy wars and presented the dangers of political parties and extremist ideologies of all stripes. This applies even to today with the proxy wars includig Ukraine, where both sides portray their motives as patriotic and existential but once you scratch the surface, there is a lot of ugly, bloodlust, money and personal power-grabbing. Typically I do not like historical fiction but these two movies somehow are as memorable as the Godfather, Rollerball and other classics. As always, follow the money and question everything. Always ask: what is their nature and what do they really want? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/22 Full Review antonis k Despite a set of good perfomances 'Under Fire' is very slow paced and the lack of any stakes or risks? Make it a forgettable and very boring experience in the end. (5/10) Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review steve d I don't think the script did it justice but the acting did. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A look at war-ravaged Nicaragua during the Somozoa regime and the revolution that brought it down, through the eyes and camera lenses of some very brave journalists. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review nicolas b Necessary movie about the Nicaraguan war, that needs some time to get going. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Should have been better. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Pauline Kael New Yorker Spottiswoode doesn’t have the wild, low cunning that the great scenes in Peckinpah’s films have -- he doesn’t spook us. But he does everything short of that. In its sheer intelligence and craft this is a brilliant movie. Sep 13, 2023 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Director Roger Spottiswode, after a couple of earlier actioners, has great potential. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out A thrilling film, with a head, a heart, and muscle. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Anyone who (like me) is a sucker for '80s political thrillers set in troubled foreign lands will find this a must-watch, in the same class as The Killing Fields, Missing, Salvador, and The Year of Living Dangerously. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 5, 2022 Full Review Octavi Marti El Pais (Spain) Under Fire manages to transcend its fate to be an honest reflection about the gaze and point of view. [Full Review in Spanish] Sep 25, 2019 Full Review Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal An incendiary film that transforms the pipe-dream assumption that Americans only intervene to do good into a pipe bomb. The less-interesting love triangle is a delivery system for a blunt, effective observation: War's only objective truth is death. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 24, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A pair of news correspondents chronicling the final days of the corrupt Samoza Regime in Nicaragua find themselves under fire from both sides. After an American news reporter is killed in Nicaragua, two of his fellow journalists choose to participate actively in the revolution. As the Samoza power base falls, they face dilemmas concerning their relationship with each other and their loss of professional objectivity.
      Director
      Roger Spottiswoode
      Distributor
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Production Co
      Lions Gate Films
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama, Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 21, 1983, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 1, 2017
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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