Platoon
1986 | 120 min | Drama, War, Action
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (89%), it won 4 Oscars, people are still talking about it and audiences rate it highly (7.8/10). Make plans for this one.
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As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 92 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.8/10 from 5K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
9 wins, 3 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Picture; won Academy Award for Best Director
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$139 million worldwide on a $6 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
733K Wikipedia readers in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Oliver Stone
- Charlie SheenChris Taylor
- Willem DafoeSergeant Elias Grodin
- Tom BerengerSergeant Robert 'Bob' Barnes
- Kevin DillonBunny
- Forest WhitakerBig Harold
- Mark MosesLieutenant Wolfe
- Keith DavidKing
- Richard EdsonSal
- Francesco QuinnRhah
- John C. McGinleySergeant O'Neill