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2000·War·2h 7m
6.9
A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.
Directed by William Friedkin
vietnam veteran
court case
wound
colony
life-saver
trial
lawyer
court martial
yemen
bold

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones
Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Col. Terry L. Childers
Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce
Maj. Mark Biggs
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
Ambassador Mourain
Bruce Greenwood
Bruce Greenwood
National Security Advisor Bill Sokal
Anne Archer
Anne Archer
Mrs. Mourain
Blair Underwood
Blair Underwood
Capt. Lee
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall
Gen. H. Lawrence Hodges
Dale Dye
Dale Dye
Gen. Perry
Amidou
Amidou
Dr. Ahmar
Mark Feuerstein
Mark Feuerstein
Tom Chandler
Nicky Katt
Nicky Katt
Hayes Hodges III

Crew

William Friedkin
William Friedkin
Director
Stephen Gaghan
Stephen Gaghan
Screenplay
Mark Isham
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Nicola Pecorini
Nicola Pecorini
Director of Photography
William A. Fraker
William A. Fraker
Director of Photography
Richard D. Zanuck
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Scott Rudin
Scott Rudin
Producer
Jim Webb
Jim Webb
Executive Producer
Steve Boeddeker
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Designer
Chris Scarabosio
Chris Scarabosio
Sound Editor
Allan A. Apone
Allan A. Apone
Makeup Artist
Denise Chamian
Denise Chamian
Casting

Popular Reviews

52 reviews
Weavier
WeavierPRO
Rules of Engagement
If you can ignore literally everything about American politics and the entire insanely offensive and backwards moral of this incredibly stupid movie, Rules of Engagement isn’t that bad. This may be overstating things but I almost feel like this is the American Triumph of the Will. Or like that movie in the movie Inglorious Basterds that showed the Nazi killing everyone from the clock tower that made Hitler cry. It’s fun and snappy and openly evil and enjoyable and I think maybe borderline satanic if you think about it. Which is why you don’t think about it. Just don’t think about it!
If you can ignore literally everything about American politics and the entire insanely offensive and backwards moral of this incredibly stupid movie, Rules of Engagement isn’t that bad. This may be overstating things but I almost feel like this is the American Triumph of the Will. Or like that movie in the movie Inglorious Basterds that showed the Nazi killing everyone from the clock tower that made Hitler cry. It’s fun and snappy and openly evil and enjoyable and I think maybe borderline satanic if you think about it. Which is why you don’t think about it. Just don’t think about it!
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Rules of Engagement
If you can ignore literally everything about American politics and the entire insanely offensive and backwards moral of this incredibly stupid movie, Rules of Engagement isn’t that bad. This may be overstating things but I almost feel like this is the American Triumph of the Will. Or like that movie in the movie Inglorious Basterds that showed the Nazi killing everyone from the clock tower that made Hitler cry. It’s fun and snappy and openly evil and enjoyable and I think maybe borderline satanic if you think about it. Which is why you don’t think about it. Just don’t think about it!
If you can ignore literally everything about American politics and the entire insanely offensive and backwards moral of this incredibly stupid movie, Rules of Engagement isn’t that bad. This may be overstating things but I almost feel like this is the American Triumph of the Will. Or like that movie in the movie Inglorious Basterds that showed the Nazi killing everyone from the clock tower that made Hitler cry. It’s fun and snappy and openly evil and enjoyable and I think maybe borderline satanic if you think about it. Which is why you don’t think about it. Just don’t think about it!
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Anzma
Anzma
Rules of Engagement
Love courtroom dramas but honestly I don't really see how I should be forgiving to someone who was responsible for the death of 83 people and just pretend he was some hero defending his people' honor.
It's soo easyy to see the western twisted depiction of Arabs (even before 9/11)
in these kind of movies.
The trial was interesting though,I just watched it with my mom if it is worth saying.
Love courtroom dramas but honestly I don't really see how I should be forgiving to someone who was responsible for the death of 83 people and just pretend he was some hero defending his people' honor.
It's soo easyy to see the western twisted depiction of Arabs (even before 9/11)
in these kind of movies.
The trial was interesting though,I just watched it with my mom if it is worth saying.
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Andrew Deacon
Andrew Deacon
Rules of Engagement
Well directed performances were solid, but I just can’t get over how gross this film’s message is.
Well directed performances were solid, but I just can’t get over how gross this film’s message is.
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Joshua Damaske
Joshua Damaske
Rules of Engagement
Quarantine Movie #3

it was good
Quarantine Movie #3

it was good
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Rules of Engagement (2000) | Flick