The Deer Hunter
1978 | 183 min | Drama, War
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (86%), audiences adore it (8.0/10), it won 5 Oscars and people are still talking about it. Make plans for this one.
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Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes, 90 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.0/10 from 4K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
5 wins, 4 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Picture; won Academy Award for Best Director
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$49 million worldwide on a $15 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
895K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Cimino
- Robert De NiroMichael Vronsky
- Christopher WalkenNikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
- John CazaleStan
- John SavageSteven Pushkov
- Meryl StreepLinda
- George DzundzaJohn
- Rutanya AldaAngela
- Pierre SeguiJulien
- Amy WrightBridesmaid
- Richard KussLinda's Father