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The War at Home

1996·Movie
1h 59min·R
65
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A , drama: , but never gory, .

Good for friends night · teens · thought-provoking

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There Is A Secret About To Explode.

Jeremy Collier is a Vietnam veteran who has returned home and is struggling to cope with the war experiences that haunt him. He is also at odds with his family, who cannot begin to understand what he has been through. Jeremy's battles with his family finally spiral out of control on Thanksgiving Day, when a bitter secret is revealed
Post-War TraumaIntense Family DramaPsychological Deep DiveVietnam Veteran StoryBleak & EmotionalShattered InnocenceThanksgiving ConfrontationMental Health ExplorationSocietal DisconnectGritty Realism

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Where can I stream The War at Home?

It streams in 3 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is The War at Home worth watching?

65
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 6.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 60%). Audiences rate it higher (72 out of 100) than critics (60).

Will I feel good after watching The War at Home?

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Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Is The War at Home plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.