The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
Nominated for 7 Oscars. 21 wins & 47 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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The thinking person's Saving Private Ryan.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
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A haunting, scattered reminiscence piece, where the mind is allowed to drift through its memories, and retrieve impressions of the beautiful and the hideous, the serene and the hysterical, the banal and the profound.
– Jack Mathews,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan 2000
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The Thin Red Line is an epic aestheticization of World War II, a movie at once bold and baffling, immediate and abstract.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan 2000
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Fascinating!
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
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It's a genuinely epic cine-poem that essentially sidesteps history, politics and conventional ethics to deal with war as an absolute, inevitable and eternal facet of existence.