Rules of Engagement

Name: Rules of Engagement
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 2000-04-07
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Rating: 6.40
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Tommy Lee Jones, Guy Pearce, Samuel L. Jackson

– Part war movie, part courtroom thriller, this gripping drama finds a war hero put on trial for a res..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.40 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 8 Minutes

Release Year:

2000

Part war movie, part courtroom thriller, this gripping drama finds a war hero put on trial for a rescue mission gone terribly wrong with only his doubtful friend and fellow marine to represent him.

Styles:

Dramatic, Intense, Disturbing, Tense, Twists And Turns, Suspense, Rough, Realistic, Captivating, Serious

Story Timeline:

20th Century, 1960s

Producing Country:

Germany, Canada, USA, UK

Filming Locations:

Iraq, Vietnam, Middle East, Battleship, Washington D.c., USA

Genre:

War, Thriller, Drama

Rules of Engagement (2000) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Apr 2000

Language:

English, Arabic

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Rules of Engagement

Directed by:

William Friedkin

Story Written By:

Jim Webb, Stephen Gaghan

Main Actors:

Ben Kingsley, Tommy Lee Jones, Guy Pearce, Samuel L. Jackson

Plot:

Hayes Hodges finds his career aspirations dashed when he's wounded in Vietnam combat. He then returns to America and becomes a disillusioned lawyer who goes up against the service to defend Colonel Terry Childers, who is accused of inciting an incident that leaves many demonstrators dead. Hodges in no position to decline: Childers heroically saved his life back in Vietnam.

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations.

Production Company:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

36%

Metacritic:

45%