During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
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Movie1989·113 min
Casualties of War
Directed by Brian De Palma
A drama history film directed by Brian De Palma.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 27%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.2/10
1K ratings
About Casualties of War
- 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, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- social injustice, trauma recovery, sacrifice duty, late 20th century, sexual violence, historical event, wilderness, warzone, colleagues, battlefield combat, military thriller, outsider misfit, everyman, trial courtroom, fish out of water, corruption