Where to Watch A Bright Shining Lie (1998)

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Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'A Bright Shining Lie' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'A Bright Shining Lie' right now, here are some details about the HBO, Labrador Films drama flick.

A Bright Shining Lie starring Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Donal Logue, Robert John Burke has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and a scheduled release date of May 30th, 1998.

It received a user score of 55/100 on TMDb, which collated reviews from 25 top users.

Wondering what this story is all about? Here's the plot: "Something in his past keeps career Army man John Paul Vann from advancing past colonel. He views being sent to Vietnam as part of the US military advisory force a stepping stone to promotion. However, he disagrees vocally (and on the record) with the way the war is being run and is forced to leave the military. Returning to Vietnam as a civilian working with the Army, he comes to despise some South Vietnamese officers while he takes charge of some of the U.S. forces and continues his liaisons with Vietnamese women." .