Hacksaw Ridge
2016 | 139 min | Drama, History, War
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Audiences adore it (8.2/10), it won 2 Oscars, people are still talking about it and it earned strong reviews (84%). Make plans for this one.
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WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 71 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.2/10 from 15K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
12 wins, 7 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Film Editing; won Academy Award for Best Sound
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$175 million worldwide on a $40 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.3 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
fuboTV
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Mel Gibson
- Andrew GarfieldDesmond T. Doss
- Sam WorthingtonCaptain Glover
- Vince VaughnSgt Howell
- Teresa PalmerDorothy Schuttle
- Luke BraceySmitty Ryker
- Hugo WeavingTom Doss
- Rachel GriffithsBertha Doss
- Ryan CorrLieutenant Manville
- Richard RoxburghColonel Stelzer
- Goran D. KleutAndy 'Ghoul' Walker