Sergeant York fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Spectacular and tense
Cathartic and nostalgic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, war, and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
Standout cinematography
Spectacular and tense
Sergeant York is spectacular, tense, and violent.
Cathartic and nostalgic
Emotionally, it's cathartic, nostalgic, and moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, war, and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, war, and faith and meaning. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
The performances, direction, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Missiles! Jets! Tanks! ... It's still the guy with guts and a gun who wins the war!
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Sergeant York is included with a subscription to TCM in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 81%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
2 h 14 min
Sergeant York runs 2 h 14 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 81 and audiences 82 out of 100, so both groups see Sergeant York much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $16 million worldwide, 11.7 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some German, French. Produced in United States.
+2GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Sergeant York in 16 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 29 storytelling tropes for Sergeant York, including Bullet Hole Spelling, Gossip Evolution, Improbable Aiming Skills.
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