Sam MendesCast
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Plot
A young US Marine trains for and waits through the Gulf War, bored and tense, rarely firing a shot.
Sinekatalog’s take
Sam Mendes's war film is more about waiting than combat, which gives it an odd, absorbing power.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (227,909 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.