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Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.
Theatrical
Oct 22, 2007
Box Office
$64.8M
Budget
$35.0M
Return
1.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 8, 2008
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Producers
Music
Studio
Wildwood Enterprises, Andell Entertainment, Brat Na Pont Productions, United Artists
Quotes
See all →Questions of Purpose and Commitment
Taglines
What do you stand for? What do you fight for? What do you live for?
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The Importance of Standing for Your Beliefs
Taglines
If you don't STAND for something, you might FALL for anything
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Meryl Streep
Janine Roth
Tom Cruise
Senator Jasper Irving
R
Robert Redford
Dr. Stephen Malley
A
Andrew Garfield
Todd Hayes
M
Michael Peña
Ernest Rodriguez
D
Derek Luke
Arian Finch
P
Peter Berg
Wirey Pink
K
Kevin Dunn
ANX Editor
C
Christopher May
Soldier
L
Larry Bates
Soldier
D
David Pease
Soldier
C
Christopher Carley
Sniper
G
George Back
Student
K
Kristy Wu
Student
J
Josh Zuckerman
Student
B
Bo Brown
Student
P
Paula Rhodes
Summer - ANX News Reporter
M
Muna Otaru
Nervous Student
C
Clay Wilcox
Crew Chief
S
Sarayu Blue
Senator Irving's Receptionist
