Southern Comfort
Seen it?1981 | 106 min | Thriller, Action
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (78% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved First Blood, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
78% on Rotten Tomatoes, 63 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 111K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Walter Hill
- Keith CarradineSpencer
- Powers BootheHardin
- Fred WardReece
- Franklyn SealesSimms
- T.K. CarterCribbs
- Lewis SmithStuckey
- Les LannomCasper
- Peter CoyotePoole
- Alan AutryBowden
- Brion JamesTrapper