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Born on the Fourth of July (1989) · CriticCrunch

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Born on the Fourth of July

Movie1989·145 min

Born on the Fourth of July

Directed by Oliver Stone

An Academy Award-winning drama war film directed by Oliver Stone. Winner of 2 Academy Awards, with 5 additional nominations.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 36%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

2K ratings

About Born on the Fourth of July

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: trauma recovery, freedom rebellion, betrayal, late 20th century, historical event, politics, american regional, warzone, domestic home, parent child, battlefield combat, war homefront, reluctant hero, anti hero, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback, tragedy arc

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Details

Director: Oliver Stone
Language: English

Cast

Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Director (1989)🏆Oscar Winner — Best Film Editing (1989)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actor (1989)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Cinematography (1989)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Score (1989)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Picture (1989)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Adapted Screenplay (1989)

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How Born on the Fourth of July Ranks

All movies

Top 36%

1980s movies

Top 38%

Drama movies

Top 37%

1980s Drama movies

Top 45%

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the vibe

Born on the Fourth of July Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkharrowingapproachableseriouspersonalearnest

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

rise & fallnonlinear flashbacktragedy arctrauma recoveryfreedom rebellionbetrayalreluctant heroanti-heroparent childhistorical eventpoliticsbattlefield combatwar homefrontamerican regionalwarzonedomestic homelate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty