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Platoon (1986)

R ★ 7.7/10 120 min Drama, War, Action United Kingdom, United States English
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Oliver Stone
Streaming: Not available
The first casualty of war is innocence.

Description

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

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Top Cast

Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen Chris Taylor
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe Sergeant Elias Grodin
Tom Berenger
Tom Berenger Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes
Kevin Dillon
Kevin Dillon Bunny
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker Big Harold
Mark Moses
Mark Moses Lieutenant Wolfe
Keith David
Keith David King
Richard Edson
Richard Edson Sal

Platoon Appears on 15 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Awards #39
Academy Awards: Best Director
Academy Awards #60
Golden Globe Award For Best Motion Picture (Drama)
Golden Globe Awards #39

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #260
AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
American Film Institute #86
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #418
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #225
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #239
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #122
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #566

Critic Curated

Paste Magazine The 100 Greatest War Movies
Paste Magazine #10
Paste Magazines 80 Best Movies Of The 1980s
Paste Magazine #47
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #17

Letterboxd Lists

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Letterboxd Showdown #11
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Letterboxd Showdown #18

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