Hart's War

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Hart's War

R,

2002,

2h 8m,

War/

Drama

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60%

122 Reviews

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48%

25,000+ Ratings

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Lieutenant Tommy Hart (Colin Farrell) is a second year law student who is enlisted as an officer's aide in World War II due to his father's political pull. When he is captured and thrown into a German prisoner of war camp, top ranking Colonel William McNamara (Bruce Willis) assigns him to defend Lieutenant Lincoln Scott (Terrence Howard), a black POW accused of murdering a fellow white prisoner.

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Critics Consensus

Well-made and solidly acted, Hart's War is modestly compelling. However, the movie suffers from having too many subplots.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Mar 7, 2018

Hart's War, as you might guess, can get too earnest for its own good. But Billy Ray and Terry George's screenplay, taken from a John Katzenbach novel, is expertly plotted.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 24, 2010

4/5

Big WWII drama about honor, courage and sacrifice.

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Feb 9, 2006

This earnest WWII escape story throws in a courtroom drama, but to nobody's advantage.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Apr 21, 2026

2.5/4

...a slow-moving yet mostly watchable endeavor that benefits from its smattering of engrossing sequences and raft of above-average performances...

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

3/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Oct 30, 2006

B

Nationality, race and politics clash in unexpected ways in this well-directed and acted but extremely old-fashioned prison drama that recalls genre film sof the 1950s and 1960s.

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Rey S

Sep 10, 2018

This is a fantastic film! There isn't a lot of "battle action" in this film but it is a wartime movie... Set during WWII inside a P.O.W. Camp it shows the brutality of the Nazi's on their prisoners. This has a fantastic cast & a great story line, I highly recommend this film if your a history buff or just like this type of film... it has some twists & turns & definitely makes you think a bit. All in all this film is a great story of how things were for prisoners of the Germans & also tells the story of how the U.S. military was back then as well. Definitely a film worth checking out!

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George G

Jul 13, 2018

Watchable war movie.

May 19, 2018

Crap on authenticity. The usual american - all baddies have English accents including the Germans.

George S

Mar 31, 2018

Solid film. Interesting murder mystery, war movie, and great escape mashed up. Good production values. Pacing dragged a little in the last act.

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Anakin S

Mar 3, 2018

Superior ensemble cast & editing allow this flick to rise above what it might have been as a Willis film.

Han W

Jan 19, 2018

A surprisingly well made and well acted court room drama set in a prisoner of war camp.

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Gregory Hoblit

Director

Bruce Willis

Colonel William A. McNamara

Colin Farrell

Lt. Thomas W. Hart

Terrence Howard

Lt. Lincoln A. Scott

Cole Hauser

Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford

Marcel Iures

Col. Werner Visser

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Synopsis

Lieutenant Tommy Hart (Colin Farrell) is a second year law student who is enlisted as an officer's aide in World War II due to his father's political pull. When he is captured and thrown into a German prisoner of war camp, top ranking Colonel William McNamara (Bruce Willis) assigns him to defend Lieutenant Lincoln Scott (Terrence Howard), a black POW accused of murdering a fellow white prisoner.

Director: Gregory Hoblit
Producer: David Ladd, David Foster, Arnold Rifkin, Gregory Hoblit
Screenwriter: Billy Ray, Terry George, John Katzenbach
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: David Foster Productions, David Ladd Films, Cheyenne Enterprises, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: R (Some Strong War Violence|Language)
Genre: War, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 15, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.1M
Runtime: 2h 8m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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