Film1993140 min

Heaven & Earth

Name: Heaven & Earth
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Released: 1993
Duration: 140 min
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert John Burke, Timothy Carhart, Tim Guinee, Hiep Thi Le

Taste attributes: actiondramahistorywaranimalsbiographyhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leadsunlikely connections

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"An amazing true story of survival."

Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, emotional war film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: very gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 175 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Le Ly lives in a small Vietnamese village whose serenity is shattered when war breaks out. Caught between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese army, the village is all but destroyed. After being both brutalized and raped, Le Ly resolves to flee. She leaves for the city, surviving desperate situations, but surviving nonetheless. Eventually she meets a U.S. Marine named Steve Butler who treats her kindly and tells her he would like to be married -- maybe to her.

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