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Hamburger Hill

1987 · 110 min

A raw, exhausting plunge into combat that leaves you shaken and heartsick, with little relief and no glory.

Directed by
John Irvin
Genres
War, Action, Drama
Tagline
War at its worst fought by young men at their best
Overview
The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their country, their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell, but this is worse. Hamburger Hill tells it the way it was, the way it really was. It's a raw, gritty and totally unrelenting dramatic depiction of one of the fiercest battles of America's bloodiest war. This happened. Hamburger Hill - war at its worst, men at their best.

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Directed by
John Irvin
Genres
War, Action, Drama
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • death
  • friendship
  • trauma
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror5
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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