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Men of Honor

Movie · 2000 · 128 min

A stirring, old-fashioned underdog drama that wears its heart on its sleeve, mixing grueling training montages with earnest speeches and a satisfying emotional payoff.

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2000 film directed by George Tillman Jr.
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Year
2000
Runtime
128 min
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • ambition
  • survival
  • justice
  • redemption
Places
  • military
  • sea
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, biographical
Directed by
George Tillman, Jr.
Starring
Robert De Niro, Charlize Theron, Hal Holbrook, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tyler Posey, Powers Boothe, Michael Rapaport, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Music
Mark Isham
Cinematography
Anthony B. Richmond
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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