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Platoon

19862h 0mDrama · War · Action
directed by Oliver Stone

“The first casualty of war is innocence.”

8 / 10 Compare with…13 stills

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My score
8 / 10
TMDB
7.8 / 10
5,141 votes
IMDb
8.1 / 10
472,202 votes
Metacritic
92 / 100
Rotten Tomatoes
89%

The scorecard 8 / 10

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Charlie Sheen·Chris Taylor
Willem Dafoe·Sergeant Elias Grodin
Tom Berenger·Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes
Kevin Dillon·Bunny
Forest Whitaker·Big Harold
Mark Moses·Lieutenant Wolfe
Keith David·King
Richard Edson·Sal
Francesco Quinn·Rhah
John C. McGinley·Sergeant O'Neill

Stills

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