Summary
A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 84Audiences 73GoodWatch 78
Tomatometer90%
Metascore77
Audience score75%
User score7.3
IMDb7.2
Letterboxd · 45 K ratings3.6/5
Box office
72%of its budget back
- Budget
- $10 M
- Worldwide
- $7 M
Worldwide it made back $7 M of the $10 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 5 min
Longer than most adventure movies, +22 min on the typical 103
typical 103125Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 30 countries, rent or buy in 23 more
+20Released
2007
June 23, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
AdventureDramaWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Luxembourg- United States
Thailand
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more22 people
- Christian BaleDieter Dengler
- Steve ZahnDuane
- Toby HussSpook
- François ChauProvince Governor
- Marshall BellAdmiral
- Jeremy DaviesGene
- Pat HealyNorman
- James Aaron OliverJet Pilot
Saichia WongwirotLao Guard
Brad CarrU.S. Navy Pilot
Teerawat MulvilaiLittle Hitler- KMKriangsak Ming-oloJumbo
- S'Somkuan 'Kuan' SiroonNook the Rock
- YMYuttana MuenwajaCrazy Horse
- CSChorn SolydaWalkie Talkie
Galen YuenY.C.- ACApichart ChusakulPhisit
- CCChaiyan ChunsuttiwatProcet
Zach GrenierSquad Leader
Evan JonesPilot
Craig GellisGrunt
GQFarkas
Directing · 3
- Werner Herzog Director, Author
- Harry Knapp First Assistant Director, Producer
- Apichart Chusakul First Assistant Director
Production · 16
- Elie Samaha Executive Producer
- Kami Naghdi Executive Producer
- Jimmy de Brabant Executive Producer
- Michael Dounaev Executive Producer
- Freddy Braidy Executive Producer
- Nick N. Raslan Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Peter Zeitlinger Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Joe Bini Editor
Sound · 11
- Klaus Badelt Original Music Composer
- Peter Austin Supervising Sound Editor
- Paul Paragon Sound Mixer
- Todd Grace Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Marc Meyer Sound Effects Editor
- Ed Carr Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 1
- Arin 'Aoi' Pinijvararak Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Annie Dunn Costume Design
- Conor O'Sullivan Makeup Effects Designer
- Robert Trenton Makeup Artist
- Tanya Cookingham Key Makeup Artist
- R.J. McCasland Key Makeup Artist
- Jennifer Owen Silva Key Hair Stylist
Visual Effects · 3
- Chris Woods Visual Effects Producer
- Adam Howarth Special Effects Supervisor
- Tom Clancy Visual Effects
Other crew · 1
- Joe Bretz Thanks
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