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Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

2000
128 min
War Drama

Plot Summary

A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.

6.2
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

6.2
IMDb Rating

Technical Details

128 min
Runtime
2000-04-07
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
2000
Year
Genres
War Drama

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User Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

5.0/10
Recent

**It had everything to be much better and complex, but it was deliberately simplified to become a courtroom drama with touches of puffed up patriotism.** I was never in the military, I didn't need to be (I'll be the first to volunteer if my country needs it), but I am the son of an ex-military man, a war veteran with years of combat in Africa. And I know that, when you are in a combat scenario, the rules don't matter, what matters is getting out of there alive, and the concern of an officer w...

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6.0/10
Recent

After a squad of US Marines are despatched to rescue their embattled ambassador to the Yemen (Sir Ben Kingsley), the mission turns quite deadly and the National Security Advisor (Bruce Greenwood) concludes that it’s in everyone’s best interests to take the commander - Col. Childers (Samuel L. Jackson) and hang him out to dry. Luckily for them, he has a bit of a reputation as a maverick and so the court-martial could just be a box-ticking exercise for the prosecuting Maj. Biggs (Guy Pearce). Shor...

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