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Patriotic Movies: Vietnam War
Full Metal Jacket (1987) 

Movie Info

The story of an 18-year-old marine recruit named Private Joker - from his boot camp to his climactic involvement in the heavy fighting in Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive.

  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 1h 56m
  • Cast: Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio
Good Morning, Vietnam (1988) 

Movie Info

Robin Williams delivers his quintessential comedic performance as Army DJ Adrian Cronauer. Deployed to Vietnam to host a morning radio show, Cronauer's hilarious rants are a hit with the troops in the field but a headache for his by-the-book superiors.

  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 2h
  • Cast: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker
Platoon (1986) 

Movie Info

The film probes the psyche of the young soldiers who fought in Vietnam. Their camaraderie, their struggle for survival amid terrifying violence and madness of combat. Dealing with the day-to-day existence of an infantry rifle platoon of thirty guys from all walks of life, Platoon examines the fight between good and evil in the outfit and what it was really like to be a foot soldier in Vietnam.

  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 1h 59min
  • Cast: Charlie Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Depp
Hamburger Hill (1987) 

Movie Info

A brutal and realistic war film that focuses on the lives of 14 U.S. Army soldiers during the battle for Hill 937 in the A Shau Valley of Vietnam, one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.

  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Cast: Don Cheadle, Steven Weber, Dylan McDermott