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The War

1994·Drama·2h 6m
7.1
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The 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.
Directed by Jon Avnet
vietnam veteran
bullying
kids
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Cast

Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood
Stu Simmons
Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Stephen Simmons
Mare Winningham
Mare Winningham
Lois Simmons
Lexi Randall
Lexi Randall
Lidia Joanne Simmons
Lucas Black
Lucas Black
Ebb
Christine Baranski
Christine Baranski
Miss Strapford
Raynor Scheine
Raynor Scheine
Mr. Lipnicki
Bruce A. Young
Bruce A. Young
Moe Henry
Gary Basaraba
Gary Basaraba
Dodge
Nick Searcy
Nick Searcy
John Ray Wilkens
Mary Nell Santacroce
Mary Nell Santacroce
Mrs. Higgins
Dorothy Davis
Dorothy Davis
Nurse

Crew

Jon Avnet
Jon Avnet
Director
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Debra Neil-Fisher
Debra Neil-Fisher
Editor
Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson
Director of Photography
Jon Avnet
Jon Avnet
Producer
Debra Zane
Debra Zane
Casting Director
Jennifer Lamb
Jennifer Lamb
Stunts
Jery Hewitt
Jery Hewitt
Stunt Coordinator
Kristi Zea
Kristi Zea
Production Design

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Max
7.0★ · 03/23/26
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pretty interesting movie. lowkey pushed a message that is a bit of a truism but it stretched the method in doing so quite a bit in terms of my palette.
pretty interesting movie. lowkey pushed a message that is a bit of a truism but it stretched the method in doing so quite a bit in terms of my palette.
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8.0★ · 07/01/26
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6.0★ · 06/17/26
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6.0★ · 03/10/26
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Saul Espinoza
8.0★ · 01/17/26
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