Chris Taylor is a young, naive American who, upon his arrival in Vietnam, quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but also with the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. While his two commanding officers draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with each other, the conflict, chaos and hatred permeate Taylor, suffocating his realities and numbing his feelings to man's highest value... life.

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4.5 out of 5

432 Ratings

Average 8.2/10
Fresh 56
Rotten 8

Critics Consensus: Informed by director Oliver Stone's personal experiences in Vietnam, Platoon forgoes easy sermonizing in favor of a harrowing, ground-level view of war, bolstered by no-holds-barred performances from Charlie Sheen and Willem Dafoe.

Top war movie is intensely violent, full of strong language.

Cast & Crew

Cast: Charlie Sheen; Willem Dafoe; Tom Berenger; Forest Whitaker; Johnny Depp

Director: Oliver Stone

Producers: Arnold Kopelson

Information

Studio: MGM
Genre: Drama
Released: 1986
Copyright: © 1986 Orion Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Primary: English (United States) (Subtitles, Stereo, Dolby 5.1)
Additional: Czech (Subtitles), Danish (Subtitles), Dutch (Subtitles), Finnish (Subtitles), French (France) (Subtitles, Stereo), German (Germany) (Subtitles), Hungarian (Subtitles), Italian (Italy) (Subtitles), Korean (Subtitles), Norwegian (Subtitles), Polish (Subtitles), Portuguese (Brazil) (Subtitles), Portuguese (Portugal) (Subtitles), Spanish (Subtitles, Stereo), Spanish (Spain) (Subtitles), Swedish (Subtitles), Thai (Subtitles), Traditional Chinese (Subtitles), Turkish (Subtitles)