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An Officer and a Gentleman

Movie · 1982 · 125 min

A grueling training grind softened by a tender blue-collar romance, building to an emotionally charged and triumphant finish.

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1982 film by Taylor Hackford
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Year
1982
Runtime
125 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • love
  • class
  • redemption
Places
  • military
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Taylor Hackford
Written by
Douglas Day Stewart
Starring
Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Caruso, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Loggia, Ed Begley, Jr., David Keith, Grace Zabriskie
Music
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography
Donald E. Thorin
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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