Lions for Lambs (2007)

R| 1 hr. 32 min.

Plot Summary
Inspired by their idealistic professor, Dr. Mallery (Robert Redford), to do something meaningful with their lives, Arian (Derek Luke) and Ernest (Michael Peña) join the military and ship out to Afghanistan. Their experiences tie together two separate but related stories. In California, Mallery tries to break through to a disaffected student, while in Washington, D.C., a presidential hopeful (Tom Cruise) prepares to give a journalist (Meryl Streep) the scoop of a lifetime.

Cast: Robert Redford , Meryl Streep , Tom Cruise , Derek Luke , Michael Peña , Andrew Garfield , Peter Berg , Kevin Dunn

Director: Robert Redford

Genres: Drama

Distributor: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, United Artists

Lions for Lambs (2007)

Release Date: November 9th, 2007|1 hr. 32 min.

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Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle

This is responsive, engaged filmmaking, the kind of movie they say Americans don't make. show more
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Claudia Puig USA Today

Though characters make some strong points, the film feels preachy and falls flat as entertainment. show more
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Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal

You could make a case for this as a feature-film version of the FCC's fairness doctrine, but it feels more like a blandness doctrine, a pulling and hauling of the tone-deaf script, which is credited to Matthew Michael Carnahan, to the point of perfect vacuousness. show more

July 23, 2012 bretonr
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as an 85 year old person it iis hard to see politicians making decisions like they do..perhaps a draft for their own sons would affect their decisions.
July 12, 2008 Supergram80744
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I just finished watching this so very real movie. It is not fluff. This is a movie for all of us. The message is there for all of us. I love the last part when professor is telling the complaciant student , the decsions we make now can't be altered later and define who we become. I cried, I got angry and I felt gratitude that someone is willing to say it like it is. Thank you Mr Redford.
June 19, 2008 Justjosh8
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I just saw the movie today and I thought it was really good. Also it would be a good movie that you can learn from.