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6.7The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.
Released: 1994-11-04126 minDir: Jon AvnetDrama, WarBox office: $16
Cast
- Elijah Wood as Stu Simmons
- Kevin Costner as Stephen Simmons
- Mare Winningham as Lois Simmons
- Lexi Randall as Lidia Joanne Simmons
- LaToya Chisholm as Elvadine
- Christopher Fennell as Billy Lipnicki
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- bullying
- kids
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
13,843 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
27%
- Year
- 1994
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 126
- FilmAffinity ID
- 525480
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- publication date
- 1996-06-06
- title
- The War
- review score
- 27%
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Connections
Empire
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Mississippi
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Vietnam War
Concept
IMDb
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The New York Times
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Kevin Costner
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Roger Ebert
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Universal Pictures
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Elijah Wood
Person
post-traumatic stress disorder
Entity
Rotten Tomatoes
Entity
drama film
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Box Office Mojo
Entity
Variety
Entity
Christine Baranski
Entity
Entertainment Weekly
Entity
Thomas Newman
Entity
United Press International
Company
Lucas Black
Entity
Fried Green Tomatoes
Entity
Categories
1990s coming-of-age drama films1994 American films1994 drama films1994 English-language films1994 filmsAmerican coming-of-age drama filmsFilms about father–son relationshipsFilms about post-traumatic stress disorderFilms about siblingsFilms about veteransFilms directed by Jon AvnetFilms scored by Thomas NewmanFilms set in MississippiFilms set in the 1970sFilms shot in Georgia (U.S. state)Films shot in South CarolinaRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release dateUniversal Pictures filmsVietnam War films