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Salvador (1986) — Stream on MGM+ · CriticCrunch

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Salvador

Movie1986·123 min

Salvador

Directed by Oliver Stone

Drama Thriller War

An Oscar-nominated drama thriller film directed by Oliver Stone.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 37%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

416 ratings

About Salvador

In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: freedom rebellion, grief and loss, corruption power, late 20th century, historical event, showbiz media, international, american regional, romantic partners, battlefield combat, everyman, anti hero, road journey, survival, rescue mission, corruption

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Details

Director: Oliver Stone
Language: English

Cast

James Woods, Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actor (1986)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Screenplay (1986)

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How Salvador Ranks

All movies

Top 37%

1980s movies

Top 40%

Drama movies

Top 38%

1980s Drama movies

Top 46%

Oliver Stone films#9 of 20

Top 37% All movies.

the vibe

Salvador Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenselayeredlight-touchbroadearnest

gritty

tense

What it's about

road journeysurvivalrescue missionfreedom rebelliongrief & losscorruption powereverymananti-heroromantic partnershistorical eventshowbiz & mediabattlefield combatcorruptioninternationalamerican regionallate 20th century

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty