Name: Rules of Engagement
Genre: War, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2000-04-07
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley, Bruce Greenwood

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A hero should never have to stand alone.

A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.

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Military Drama
Courtroom Thriller
Moral Ambiguity
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Character-Driven
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Directed by: William Friedkin
Written by: Stephen Gaghan, Jim Webb
Produced by: Scott Rudin, Richard D. Zanuck
Music by: Mark Isham

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April 7, 2000 · 2 h 7 min · R

Released: April 7, 2000
Runtime: 2 h 7 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Strong Language
Genres: War, Drama, Thriller
Original language: English
Also spoken: Arabic
Made in: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Budget: $60 million
Box office: $71 million
Available in: 34 countries

Tropes

Violence Is Disturbing, A Father to His Men, Precision F-Strike +9

Violence Is Disturbing
A Father to His Men
Precision F-Strike
Court-Martialed
Ungrateful Bastard
Jaded Washout
Protagonist-Centered Morality
Colonel Badass
Black-and-Gray Morality
The Scapegoat
Hollywood Law
Bittersweet Ending

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