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Napalm Dreams

2025 · 81 min

A grim, tension-filled plunge into combat and buried secrets, with dark humor offering only brief relief.

Tagline: From all walks of life, they bled the same in Vietnam
Overview: Vietnam, 1969. Napalm Dreams follows a platoon of American soldiers—each harboring a troubled past—as they confront the brutal realities of combat and the psychological toll of their secrets. Bound by shared trauma and dark humor, the men struggle to hold onto their humanity as the war—and the truth—close in around them.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, trauma, guilt, survival
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
trauma
guilt
survival
morality
Places: wilderness
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: war, drama, action
Directed by: Houston Diaz, Noam Jankelowitz
Written by: Houston Diaz, Noam Jankelowitz
Starring: Bodi Johnson, Aaron Murphy, Zachary Holmes, Octavio Vourvoulias, Joseph Jaquinto, Michael Turner, Will Lippman, Brody Hafen
Cinematography: Houston Diaz, Noam Jankelowitz
Runtime: 81 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English