• Rules of Engagement (2000)

    Col. Terry Childers (Samuel L. Jackson) is a 30-year Marine veteran: a decorated officer with combat experience in Vietnam, Beirut and Desert Storm -- a patriot, a hero. But now, the country he served so well has put him on trial for a rescue mission that went terribly wrong. For his attorney, he has chosen Marine Col. Hays Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones), a comrade-in-arms who owes his...

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Rules of Engagement
45
metacriticBased on 31 Critics
66
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Release Date: April 7th, 2000

DVD Release Date: October 10th, 2000

R |2 hr 8 min

Plot Summary

Col. Terry Childers (Samuel L. Jackson) is a 30-year Marine veteran: a decorated officer with combat experience in Vietnam, Beirut and Desert Storm -- a patriot, a hero. But now, the country he served so well has put him on trial for a rescue mission that went terribly wrong. For his attorney, he has chosen Marine Col. Hays Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones), a comrade-in-arms who owes his life to Childers.

Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, Bruce Greenwood, Blair Underwood, Philip Baker Hall, Anne Archer, Ben Kingsley

Director: William Friedkin

Genres: Drama

Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Seven Arts Pictures, Roe Productions KG

Distributors: Paramount Pictures

Keywords: Quest, Intense, 1960s, 1990s, Judge, Rescue, Tense, Mystery

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  • 38
    Mr. Showbiz

    Pearce is shot in such distorting closeups that he looks like an overdeveloped athlete who's been getting steroid injections in his cheeks. show more

  • 63
    Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times

    Works splendidly as a courtroom thriller about military values as long as you don't expect it to seriously consider those values. show more

  • 75
    Bob GrahamSan Francisco Chronicle

    But the single most compelling performance may belong to Australian actor Guy Pearce. show more

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