Film1998169 min

Saving Private Ryan

Name: Saving Private Ryan
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1998
Duration: 169 min
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper

Taste attributes: dramahistorywarhistoricalvehiclesslowtried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"The mission is a man."

Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty war film: moving and sweeping. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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

8.2/10

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

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

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Synopsis

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

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