Summary
Directors Hetherington and Junger spend a year with the 2nd Battalion of the United States Army located in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous valleys. The documentary provides insight and empathy on how to win the battle through hard work, deadly gunfights and mutual friendships while the unit must push back the Taliban.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 91Audiences 78GoodWatch 84
Tomatometer97%
Metascore85
Audience score88%
Letterboxd · 14 K ratings3.8/5
IMDb7.4
User score7.3
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most war movies, −25 min on the typical 118
typical 11893Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2010
June 25, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
WarDocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards2011
- Documentary (Feature)2011Nominated
- Documentary Feature Film2011Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Sebastian Junger Director, Cinematography
- Tim Hetherington Director, Cinematography
Production · 1
- Nick Quested Executive Producer
Editing · 1
- Michael Levine Editor
More like this
Similar
Most like Restrepo overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)
GoodWatch score 82 - Turtles Can Fly (2006)
GoodWatch score 84 - Kajaki (2014)
GoodWatch score 86 - A Private War (2018)
GoodWatch score 74 - Hamburger Hill (1987)
GoodWatch score 75 - Cartel Land (2015)
GoodWatch score 79 - Armadillo (2010)
GoodWatch score 77 - The Road to Guantanamo (2006)
GoodWatch score 75 - No Other Land (2024)
GoodWatch score 90 - War Witch (2012)
GoodWatch score 80 - D.P. (2021)
GoodWatch score 91 - Virunga (2014)
GoodWatch score 90 - 2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025)
GoodWatch score 83 - The Day After (1983)
GoodWatch score 77 - The Invisible War (2012)
GoodWatch score 82 - Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)
GoodWatch score 75
Same genre
More war movies
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
GoodWatch score 90 - Schindler's List (1993)
GoodWatch score 93 - Dunkirk (2017)
GoodWatch score 85 - 1917 (2019)
GoodWatch score 79 - 300 (2007)
GoodWatch score 66 - All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
GoodWatch score 77 - Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
GoodWatch score 62 - The Patriot (2000)
GoodWatch score 67