Title: Platoon
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Languages: English
Genres: Drama, War,
Runtime: 2:00:00 Hour
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe
Directors: Oliver Stone
MPA Rating: R
Rating: 8.1 (469849 Votes)
TomatoMeter: 89 %
Audiance Score: 93 %
Critics Consensus: Informed by director Oliver Stone's personal experiences in Vietnam, Platoon forgoes easy sermonizing in favor of a harrowing, ground-level view of war, bolstered by no-holds-barred performances from Charlie Sheen and Willem Dafoe.
Year: 1986
Summary: Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.