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The War

Play trailer Poster for The War PG-13,  1994,  2h 5m,  Drama/ War Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 29% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 73% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
29% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 73% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
In the 1970s rural Mississippi, Vietnam veteran Stephen Simmons (Kevin Costner) adjusts to life after military service. Plagued by nightmares about his wartime experiences, Stephen finds some measure of peace in his new mining job and his relationship with his wife, Lois (Mare Winningham). As Stephen works through his battle trauma, his children -- son Stu (Elijah Wood) and daughter Lidia (Lexi Randall) -- wage a war against a group of neighborhood kids over the ownership of a tree house.

Critics Reviews

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David Ansen Newsweek Feb 21, 2018
It's impossible to tell whom this movie was made for. Even William Bennett would have trouble staying awake. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
2/4
This is one of those films so overwrought and overwritten that a perfectly good human story gets swamped in Statements About the Human Condition. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 14, 2005
4/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 7, 2005
2/5
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Nov 19, 2004
3/5
Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Mar 17, 2004
1/5
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Cast & Crew

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Jon Avnet

Director

Elijah Wood

Stu Simmons

Kevin Costner

Stephen Simmons

Mare Winningham

Lois Simmons

Lexi Randall

Lidia Joanne Simmons

Christine Baranski

Miss Strapford

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Movie Info

Synopsis In the 1970s rural Mississippi, Vietnam veteran Stephen Simmons (Kevin Costner) adjusts to life after military service. Plagued by nightmares about his wartime experiences, Stephen finds some measure of peace in his new mining job and his relationship with his wife, Lois (Mare Winningham). As Stephen works through his battle trauma, his children -- son Stu (Elijah Wood) and daughter Lidia (Lexi Randall) -- wage a war against a group of neighborhood kids over the ownership of a tree house.
Director
Jon Avnet
Producer
Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner
Screenwriter
Kathy McWorter
Production Co
Island World
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.5M
Runtime
2h 5m
Sound Mix
Surround
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