Production Company(ies)
Chartoff-Winkler Productions,
 
Distributor
TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
 
Year of Release
1993
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama/Lgbtq+
 
Keyword(s)
starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Antonio Banderas, Joanne Woodward, Mary Steenburgen, directed by Jonathan Demme, written by Ron Nyswaner, drama, LGBTQ+, box office performance, budget, reviewed by David Ansen, Todd McCarthy, Janet Maslin, Keith Uhlich, PG-13, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, produced by Jonathan Demme, Edward Saxon, Dolby, Stereo, SDDS, Surround, Flat (1.85:1), Andrew Beckett, Joe Miller, Charles Wheeler, Miguel Alvarez, Sarah Beckett, Belinda Conine, discrimination, AIDS, homosexuality, law firm, lesions, lawsuit, tolerance, justice, prejudice, misconceptions, heartbreak, emotional, meaningful message, stellar cast, sensitive direction, legal inaccuracies, medical inaccuracies, political inaccuracies
 

Cast & Crew

Tom Hanks

Denzel Washington

Jason Robards

Antonio Banderas

Joanne Woodward

Andrew Beckett

Joe Miller

Charles Wheeler

Miguel Alvarez

Sarah Beckett

Tom Hanks – Andrew Beckett
Denzel Washington – Joe Miller
Jason Robards – Charles Wheeler
Antonio Banderas – Miguel Alvarez
Joanne Woodward – Sarah Beckett
Mary Steenburgen – Belinda Conine
Jonathan Demme – Director/Producer
Edward Saxon – Producer
Ron Nyswaner – Writer

 

Jonathan Demme

Ron Nyswaner

Jonathan Demme

Edward Saxon

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Jonathan Demme
 
Writer(s)
Ron Nyswaner
 
Producer(s)
Jonathan Demme, Edward Saxon

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Original Song Winners, Oscar Winners
 

Top Reviews

Jonathan Rosenbaum

David Ansen

Todd McCarthy

Geoff Andrew

Keith Uhlich

Chicago Reader

Newsweek

Variety

Time Out

Slant Magazine

PHILADELPHIA
 All Critics (57) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (12)
 Philadelphia is a heartbreakingly mediocre movie. It’s dishonest, it’s often legally, medically, and politically inaccurate, and it breaks my heart that I must say it’s simply not good enough and I’d rather people not see it at all.
 
 June 3, 2022
 
 Jonathan Rosenbaum
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 Philadelphia may not be the film Demme’s fans expect–its emotionalism is unfiltered by cool. But it has the power to open more than a few blinkered hearts.
 
 March 13, 2015
 
 David Ansen
 Newsweek
 TOP CRITIC
 [An] extremely well-made message picture about tolerance, justice and discrimination is pitched at mainstream audiences, befitting its position as the first major Hollywood film to directly tackle the disease.
 
 October 10, 2008
 
 Todd McCarthy
 Variety
 TOP CRITIC
 Safe and apolitical it may be, but Philadelphia succeeds as a deeply affecting humanist drama.
 
 June 24, 2006
 
 Geoff Andrew
 Time Out
 TOP CRITIC
 In the guise of piety, Philadelphia panders to a perceived straight-male majority.
 
 November 6, 2004 | Rating: 2/4
 
 Keith Uhlich
 Slant Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 “Philadelphia” mostly succeeds in being forceful, impassioned and moving, sometimes even rising to the full range of emotion that its subject warrants. But too often, even at its most assertive, it works in safely predictable ways.
 
 May 20, 2003 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Janet Maslin
 New York Times
 TOP CRITIC
 Philadelphia is hardly a movie milestone, but it’s actually quite limber for a film that has to carry such a heavy load on its shoulders.
 
 August 29, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Matt Brunson
 Film Frenzy
 Every actor’s contribution to the film is noteworthy, especially when Demme chooses to bestir them with intrusive camera angles and lingering scenes of emotional poignancy.
 
 September 24, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 Filmmaker Jonathan Demme does an absolutely superlative job of establishing the film’s various characters and their urban environs…
 
 December 5, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 David Nusair
 Reel Film Reviews
 An important film not just from a cinematic perspective, but from a cultural one, bringing the AIDS crisis to the masses in a deeply human way, confronting and dispelling prejudices and misconceptions with major stars.
 
 August 7, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Mattie Lucas
 From the Front Row
 Hanks and Washington (in a role that’s unexpectedly comic) have rarely been better and use their considerable star power to obscure some of the movie’s flaws.
 
 January 30, 2019 | Rating: 3’4
 
 Gary Thompson
 Philadelphia Daily News
 Philadelphia, apart from having talented actors delivering remarkable performances, is a piece of history that anyone with a heart and a sense of justice can understand.
 
 June 9, 2018
 
 Indra Arriaga
 Anchorage Press…

 

Plot
The gang, 5 raging alcoholic, narcissists run a failing dive bar in south philly. The gang make up some scheme for sex, money, fame or for any other terrible reason you could think of. It always goes south however, as the gang (sometimes literally) have their plans blow up in their face.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The cast of Philadelphia includes Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, and Antonio Banderas.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Lurker
 
Distributor
Columbia Pictures, Columbia Tristar
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Point Mugu, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language
 
Year of Release
1992
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Jack Nicholson, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, directed by Rob Reiner, written by Aaron Sorkin, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by David Ansen, Dave Kehr, Kenneth Turan, Michael Sragow, Steven Rea, Gene Siskel, Mark Jackson, Mike Massie, Tom Meek, Federico Furzan, Leigh Paatsch, MPAA rating R, military lawyer, courtroom drama, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, U.S Marines, killing, fellow Marine, plea bargains, commanding officer, conspiracy, patriotism, security, truth, honor, ethics, critical thinking, JAG officer, murder, intrigue, intensity, quick-witted script
 

Cast & Crew

Tom Cruise

Jack Nicholson

Demi Moore

Kevin Bacon

Kiefer Sutherland

Lt. Daniel Kaffee

Col. Nathan R. Jessup

Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway

Capt. Jack Ross

Lt. Jonathan Kendrick

Tom Cruise – Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Jack Nicholson – Col. Nathan R. Jessup
Demi Moore – Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway
Kevin Bacon – Capt. Jack Ross
Kiefer Sutherland – Lt. Jonathan Kendrick
Kevin Pollak – Lt. Sam Weinberg

 

Rob Reiner

Aaron Sorkin

Rob Reiner

Andrew Scheinman

David Brown

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Rob Reiner
 
Writer(s)
Aaron Sorkin
 
Producer(s)
Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, David Brown

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 4 Oscars
10 wins & 30 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

David Ansen

Dave Kehr

Kenneth Turan

Michael Sragow

Steven Rea

Newsweek

Chicago Tribune

Los Angeles Times

New Yorker

Philadelphia Inquirer

A FEW GOOD MEN
 All Critics (66) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (55) | Rotten (11)
 Designed to get the audience rooting for this upper-class underdog, the movie accomplishes its task with military efficiency. But since the deck is stacked and the cards well worn, it hardly seems a victory to cherish.
 
 February 8, 2018
 
 David Ansen
 Newsweek
 TOP CRITIC
 By pitting Cruise against Nicholson in the film`s final courtroom confrontation, Sorkin and Reiner are pitting two notions of masculinity and two notions of stardom against each other.
 
 April 30, 2014 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Dave Kehr
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 A brisk and familiar courtroom drama of the old school, as pleasant to watch as it is predictable, Men more than anything else is a tribute to pure star power.
 
 April 30, 2014
 
 Kenneth Turan
 Los Angeles Times
 TOP CRITIC
 The whole film, with its steady, important-picture pacing, its foursquare visual style, and its pseudo-profundity, is a piece of glorified banality.
 
 April 30, 2014
 
 Michael Sragow
 New Yorker
 TOP CRITIC
 The literally in-your-face camera work can easily expose an actor’s weaknesses, but, with the lens framed on Nicholson’s bulldog visage, he lets loose with volcanic fury. His demagoguery and gung-ho self-righteousness are something to behold.
 
 April 30, 2014 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Steven Rea
 Philadelphia Inquirer
 TOP CRITIC
 The driving force of the story is watching Cruise`s character develop some backbone and staying power.
 
 April 30, 2014 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Gene Siskel
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 The Cruise-Nicholson courtroom showdown that immediately lit up our American cinematic archive of great lines, with Nicholson’s “You can’t handle the truth!!”-still reverberates all these years later.
 
 July 13, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Mark Jackson
 Epoch Times
 Suspenseful, powerful, poignant, unforgettable, and sharply directed.
 
 September 11, 2020 | Rating: 10/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 A bit stilted and an unlikely alignment of parts, “A Few Good Men” maintains a taut, compelling hold from start to finish.
 
 April 6, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Tom Meek
 Cambridge Day
 A star packed cast is actually pretty effective in this court drama presenting an awesome villain. Fantastic script. [Full review in Spanish].
 
 February 18, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Federico Furzan
 Cinelipsis
 As speechy and preachy a courtroom drama as you’ll ever find, detailing the secret manoeuvring that shadows a naval court-martial.
 
 August 2, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Leigh Paatsch
 Herald Sun (Australia)
 There are more than a few excellent men in the cast, and a fine woman, too. But Rob Reiner’s A Few Good Men roars with excitement only when Jack Nicholson seizes the drama between his sneering, snarling teeth.
 
 May 31, 2018
 
 Malcolm Johnson
 Hartford Courant…

 

Plot
In this dramatic courtroom thriller, LT Daniel Kaffee, a Navy lawyer who has never seen the inside of the courtroom, defends two stubborn Marines who have been accused of murdering a colleague. Kaffee is known as being lazy and had arranged for a plea bargain. Downey’s Aunt Ginny appoints Cmdr. Galloway to represent him. Also on the legal staff is LTJG Sam Weinberg. The team rounds up many facts and Kaffee is discovering that he is really cut out for trial work. The defense is originally based upon the fact that PFC Santiago, the victim, was given a “CODE RED”. Santiago was basically a screw-up. At Gitmo, screw-ups aren’t tolerated. Especially by Col. Nathan Jessup. In Cuba, Jessup and two senior officers try to give all the help they can, but Kaffee knows something’s fishy. In the conclusion of the film, the fireworks are set off by a confrontation between Jessup and Kaffee.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Jack Nicholson’s performance as Col. Nathan R. Jessep is considered a standout in A Few Good Men.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Armory Films, 1993 Lucky Treehouse
 
Distributor
20th Century Fox
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Eatonton, Georgia, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language
 
Year of Release
1992
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, James Rebhorn, Jonathan Lynn, Dale Launer, Paul Schiff, written by Dale Launer, directed by Jonathan Lynn, comedy, R rating, $50.9M box office, reviewed by Anthony Lane, Duane Byrge, Dave Kehr, Michael Sragow, Desmond Ryan, Peter Rainer, Joe Pesci performance, Marisa Tomei performance, courtroom comedy, legal procedures, fish out of water, Oscar-winning performance, James Rebhorn performance, lawyer profession, justice system, Hollywood Reporter, Chicago Tribune, New Yorker, Philadelphia Inquirer, Los Angeles Times, Tilt Magazine, film-authority.com, TheIndependentCritic.com, Gone With The Twins, Maclean’s Magazine, Smash Cut Reviews, accurate, realistic, witty, sharp, funny, delightful, Joe Pesci’s crazy mouth, Marisa Tomei’s bouyant and combative chemistry, legal drama, memorable moments, good storyline, nice ending, top horror movies to watch now, RT Podcasts, most anticipated movies, most anticipated TV & streaming, all MCU movies ranked by Tomatometer, renewed & cancelled TV shows 2022, best 2022 horror movies ranked by Tomatometer, TV premiere dates 2022, worst horror movies of all time, best Netflix series & shows
 

Cast & Crew

Joe Pesci

Marisa Tomei

Ralph Macchio

Mitchell Whitfield

Fred Gwynne

Vinny Gambini

Mona Lisa Vito

Bill Gambini

Stan Rothenstein

Judge Chamberlain Haller

Joe Pesci – Vinny Gambini
Marisa Tomei – Mona Lisa Vito
Ralph Macchio – Bill Gambini
Mitchell Whitfield – Stan Rothenstein
Fred Gwynne – Judge Chamberlain Haller
Lane Smith – Jim Trotter III

 

Jonathan Lynn

Dale Launer

Dale Launer

Paul Schiff

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Jonathan Lynn
 
Writer(s)
Dale Launer
 
Producer(s)
Dale Launer, Paul Schiff

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
5 wins & 6 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Winners
 

Top Reviews

Anthony Lane

Duane Byrge

Dave Kehr

Michael Sragow

Desmond Ryan

Independent

Hollywood Reporter

Chicago Tribune

New Yorker

Philadelphia Inquirer

MY COUSIN VINNY
 All Critics (60) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (52) | Rotten (8)
 My Cousin Vinny slumps badly as the courtroom scenes drag on; but when Tomei is on screen, even the jury wakes up.
 
 January 4, 2018
 
 Anthony Lane
 Independent (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 Vinny is a winning character and Pesci’s performance as the beleaguered litigant is terrific – cranked yet cuddly.
 
 March 13, 2017
 
 Duane Byrge
 Hollywood Reporter
 TOP CRITIC
 With such canny scene-stealers as Gwynne, Smith, Pendleton, McGill and Chaykin filling out the cast, it is very hard for My Cousin Vinny to go wrong, and indeed, for the purpose of pleasant Saturday night entertainment, it does not.
 
 April 30, 2014 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Dave Kehr
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 Marisa Tomei, as Vinny’s fiance, imbues the most obligatory reactions with either a startling ferocity or a farcical ambiguity worthy of her character’s name: Mona Lisa Vito.
 
 April 30, 2014
 
 Michael Sragow
 New Yorker
 TOP CRITIC
 The movie sags as Vinny sets out to demolish the patently shaky case and dubious witnesses for the prosecution. Pesci does his best, but a lawyer’s suit on him becomes a straitjacket.
 
 April 30, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Desmond Ryan
 Philadelphia Inquirer
 TOP CRITIC
 As Vincent Gambini, a swaggering pint-sized New York lawyer who only recently passed the bar on his sixth try, Pesci modulates his usual psycho-nuttiness and gives it some recognizably human, even melancholy, undertones.
 
 April 30, 2014
 
 Peter Rainer
 Los Angeles Times
 TOP CRITIC
 The film has been praised by lawyers as one of the more realistic movies about the justice system and the lawyer profession, and certainly one of the most successful ones at drawing humor from a courtroom setting (35th anniversary)
 
 March 19, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Stephen Silver
 Tilt Magazine
 …a minor gem of a movie, without pretention, but smart and clever in the way the narrative brings all sides together in the on-going search for justice….
 
 January 12, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Eddie Harrison
 film-authority.com
 While it certainly does feed into some stereotypes, it seems to do so with a certain amount of affection.
 
 September 17, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
 
 Richard Propes
 TheIndependentCritic.com
 Thanks to director Lynn’s own legal expertise, a level of authenticity amusingly lingers amidst the drama, clever personas, alluring storyline, and convivial performances.
 
 September 16, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 In My Cousin Vinny, a careless miscarriage of justice serves as the premise for a courtroom comedy that is funnier than it has any right to be.
 
 October 9, 2019
 
 Brian D. Johnson
 Maclean’s Magazine
 My Cousin Vinny proves that well-written and superbly delivered jokes belong in comedies.
 
 August 6, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Karl Delossantos
 Smash Cut Reviews…

 

Plot
Bill Gambini and Stanley Rothenstein are two friends from New York University who just received scholarships to UCLA. They decide to drive through the South. Once they arrive in Alabama, they stop at a local convenience store to pick up a few snacks. But, no sooner than they leave the store, they are arrested. They had thought that they were arrested for shoplifting, but they were arrested for murder and robbery. Worse, they are facing execution for this crime. Bill and Stan do not have enough money for a lawyer, so the good news is that Bill has a lawyer in his family, his cousin, Vincent Laguardia Gambini. The bad news is that Vinny is an inexperienced lawyer who has not been at a trial. So, Vinny has to defend his clients and battle an uncompromising judge, some tough locals, and even his fiancée, Mona Lisa Vito, who just does not know when to shut up, to prove his clients’ innocence. But he will soon realize that he is going to need help.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Marisa Tomei won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in My Cousin Vinny.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Charles Chaplin Productions,
 
Distributor
Warner Bros., Warner Home Vídeo
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)
Dealey Plaza – 500 Main Street, Dallas, Texas, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language
 
Year of Release
1991
 

 
Genre(s)
History/Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Jay O Sanders, directed by Oliver Stone, written by Jim Marrs, Jim Garrison, Oliver Stone, History, Drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Adam Nayman, Duane Byrge, Noel Murray, Owen Gleiberman, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Philipp Engel, David Gonzalez, Brian Eggert, Sarah Brinks, Zaki Hasan, David Baron, MPAA rating R, conspiracy theory, investigation, assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald, Jim Garrison, government resistance, extensive conspiracy, New Orleans district attorney, President John F Kennedy, A Kitman Ho, produced by Oliver Stone, Warner Bros., Warner Home Vídeo, Surround, Dolby SR, 35mm, Flat (1.37:1), Academy (1.33:1), Scope (2.35:1)
 

Cast & Crew

Kevin Costner

Sissy Spacek

Joe Pesci

Tommy Lee Jones

Gary Oldman

Jim Garrison

Liz Garrison

David Ferrie

Clay Shaw aka Clay Bertrand

Lee Harvey Oswald

Kevin Costner – Jim Garrison
Sissy Spacek – Liz Garrison
Joe Pesci – David Ferrie
Tommy Lee Jones – Clay Shaw aka Clay Bertrand
Gary Oldman – Lee Harvey Oswald
Jay O. Sanders – Lou Ivon

 

Oliver Stone

Jim Marrs

A. Kitman Ho

Oliver Stone

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Oliver Stone
 
Writer(s)
Jim Marrs, Jim Garrison, Oliver Stone
 
Producer(s)
A. Kitman Ho, Oliver Stone

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Won 2 Oscars
19 wins & 43 nominations total
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Adam Nayman

Duane Byrge

Noel Murray

Owen Gleiberman

Jonathan Rosenbaum

The Ringer

Hollywood Reporter

The Dissolve

Entertainment Weekly

Chicago Reader

JFK
 All Critics (66) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (56) | Rotten (10)
 One of the most frenetically edited studio movies ever made, JFK is a paradox, a movie of unstoppable velocity that seems to drag on forever.
 
 March 27, 2020
 
 Adam Nayman
 The Ringer
 TOP CRITIC
 While Stone has certainly stirred up the waters, with good conscience and, in JFK’s own parlance, “with vigah,” most people are likely to regard JFK as BS.
 
 December 20, 2016
 
 Duane Byrge
 Hollywood Reporter
 TOP CRITIC
 Even aside from what it’s saying, and even with the many, many forced moments, JFK has a mad genius about it.
 
 November 12, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Noel Murray
 The Dissolve
 TOP CRITIC
 September 7, 2011 | Rating: A-
 
 Owen Gleiberman
 Entertainment Weekly
 TOP CRITIC
 Sad to say, Oliver Stone’s three hours of bombast did little to raise the level of discussion.
 
 March 27, 2009
 
 Jonathan Rosenbaum
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 There’s something almost quaint about JFK now.
 
 February 2, 2009 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Matt Noller
 Slant Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 It works both to relive that tragic moment in American history… and to bolster the theory that Oswald was nothing more than a CIA stooge and still didn’t even touch the trigger.
 
 May 19, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Philipp Engel
 Cinemanía (Spain)
 JFK remains a film that starts conversations after viewing. The film opens up a Pandoras box that up until that time had not been done in an effective manner. While it only concentrates on one conspiracy theory, it leaves its audience wanting more.
 
 February 14, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 David Gonzalez
 Reel Talk Inc.
 JFK does not stand as a historical document or marker of fact; rather, with an incredible degree of formal audacity and skill, it compels us on an undeniable emotional level and asks that we continue to search for the truth.
 
 February 14, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 It is a dense, beautifully made, and well-acted film.
 
 April 1, 2021
 
 Sarah Brinks
 Battleship Pretension
 JFK is so effective that regardless of one’s agreement or disagreement with the conclusions director Stone draws from his considerable research, there is simply no denying its success as a work of remarkable persuasive power.
 
 June 16, 2019
 
 Zaki Hasan
 Zaki’s Corner
 [It] is a beautifully crafted, steadily engrossing mega-thriller.
 
 May 30, 2019
 
 David Baron
 Times-Picayune…

 

Plot
On November 22, 1963, president John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald is arrested for the crime and subsequently shot by Jack Ruby, supposedly avenging the president’s death. An investigation concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby acted alone in their respective crimes, but Louisiana district attorney Jim Garrison is skeptical. Assembling a trusted group of people, Garrison conducts his own investigation, bringing about backlash from powerful government and political figures.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The outstanding cast of JFK includes Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, Tommy Lee Jones, and Gary Oldman.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Norma Productions, Curtleigh Productions, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions,
 
Distributor
Lorber Films
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
University of North Texas – 1155 Union Circle, Denton, Texas, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
PG-13
 
Year of Release
1991
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary/War
 
Keyword(s)
documentary, war, Danish soldiers, Afghanistan, combat, frontlines, military campaign, humanity, violence, boredom, terror, Kasper Torsting, Janus Metz, Ronnie Fridthjof, Sara Stockmann, box office, budget, Lorber Films, MPAA rating, reviewed by Linda Barnard, Ray Bennett, Wesley Morris, Joe Neumaier, V.A Musetto, Andrew O’Hehir, Joanne Laurier, Mattie Lucas, Michael Atkinson, Flame & Citron, Mishima, The Arbor, Mad Detective, Lebanon, directed by Janus Metz, written by Kasper Torsting, produced by Ronnie Fridthjof, Sara Stockmann, starring Danish soldiers, Uno Helmersson, Tabitha Jackson, executive producer
 

Cast & Crew

Janus Metz

Kasper Torsting

Tabitha Jackson

Ronnie Fridthjof

Sara Stockmann

Janus Metz

Kasper Torsting

Tabitha Jackson

Ronnie Fridthjof

Sara Stockmann

Janus Metz – Director
Kasper Torsting – Writer
Tabitha Jackson – Executive Producer
Ronnie Fridthjof – Producer
Sara Stockmann – Producer
Uno Helmersson – Original Music

 

Janus Metz

Kasper Torsting

Ronnie Fridthjof

Sara Stockmann

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Janus Metz
 
Writer(s)
Kasper Torsting
 
Producer(s)
Ronnie Fridthjof, Sara Stockmann

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Linda Barnard

Ray Bennett

Wesley Morris

Joe Neumaier

V.A. Musetto

Toronto Star

Hollywood Reporter

Boston Globe

New York Daily News

New York Post

ARMADILLO
 All Critics (54) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (48) | Rotten (6)
 Lets the soldiers tell their stories by the way they live day-to-day during their tour of duty.
 
 July 3, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Linda Barnard
 Toronto Star
 TOP CRITIC
 When the bombs go off and the bullets start flying, Metz and his cameraman provide a real-life vision of what a hurt locker is really all about.
 
 July 1, 2011
 
 Ray Bennett
 Hollywood Reporter
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s alluring to watch.
 
 June 23, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Wesley Morris
 Boston Globe
 TOP CRITIC
 The movie’s strength and audacity comes from the Danish soldiers, who confront civilians with wariness or bluntness, exalt in their victories and hesitantly exhibit fear in each others’ company.
 
 April 15, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Joe Neumaier
 New York Daily News
 TOP CRITIC
 There’s little new in “Armadillo.”
 
 April 15, 2011 | Rating: 2/4
 
 V.A. Musetto
 New York Post
 TOP CRITIC
 A mesmerizing, beautiful and terrifying documentary that can stand among the greatest war movies ever made.
 
 April 14, 2011
 
 Andrew O’Hehir
 Salon.com
 TOP CRITIC
 The creators of the Danish documentary, Armadillo, about the Afghan war, lacked the moral or political fortitude required to make a film critical of imperialism.
 
 March 1, 2021
 
 Joanne Laurier
 World Socialist Web Site
 A searing and unforgettable portrait of a modern warfare, a clear eyed exploration of the motivations and the drive of the modern soldier.
 
 August 5, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Mattie Lucas
 From the Front Row
 The scenes of camaraderie and trial pile up, unmitigated by the sufferings of the Afghans being bombed and shot in the process.
 
 April 18, 2016
 
 Michael Atkinson
 In These Times
 One of the best war films in years.
 
 October 25, 2011 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
 Christopher Campbell
 Movies.com
 August 13, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Thomas Caldwell
 Cinema Autopsy
 Beautifully (and scarily) filmed and deeply moving.
 
 July 1, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Liz Braun
 Jam! Movies…

 

Plot
Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin’ Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule. With fewer players than most teams, the makeshift team must overcome obstacles that the best teams in the country couldn’t deal with. Using a thirty-four-year-old quarterback, a female placekicker, and a gang of misfits, Ed “Straight Arrow” Genero must take his team to play the number one Texas Colts.
 
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Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels describes Armadillo as a “viscerally filmed documentary that brings audiences alarmingly close to the frontlines of combat.”
 

 
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