Stop-Loss

The bravest place to stand is by each other's side.


Stop-Loss
After a tour of duty in Iraq, a group of soldiers come home to their small town and a heroes welcome. One decides to re-enlist and become a sniper, while the other has his retirement denied: he has been 'stop-lossed' and ordered back to Iraq. He decides to fight this decision, and goes on the run with his buddy the wanna-be sniper's girlfriend. After a few detours, they end up in Washington before the showdown in a cemetery.

112 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Drama, War.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Ryan Phillippe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rob Brown, Channing Tatum, Victor Rasuk, Terry Quay, Matthew Scott Wilcox
Director
Kimberly Peirce
ScreenplayMark RIchard, Kimberly Peirce
MusicJohn Powell
CinematographyChris Menges
EditingClaire Simpson
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2008
Produced byParamount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, MTV Films, Peirce Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageStrong
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceStrongish
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsSerious drama about war and its effects on soldiers. Some distressing elements.
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
5
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
5
Alcohol / Drugs
5
Smoking
3
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
2
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
1
Music (Inappropriate)
4
Topics to talk about
4


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith
10
Die Burger
Jeanne Calitz
10
The Citizen
Peter Feldman
12
24.com
Shaheema Barodien
10
BBC
Laura Bushell quote iconAn emotionally intense film which conveys the human toll of this war on terror.
10
eye Weekly
Adam Nayman quote iconIt respects the sacrifices of the battlefield and differentiates between criticizing the war and those who fight it.
10
ReelViews
James Berardinelli quote iconIt is likely destined for the scrap pile of Iraq war movies whose well intentioned homilies have been betrayed by their dramatic inertness.
10
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers quote iconHere's the first major movie of the new year that touches greatness, and damn if there isn't a curse hanging over it.
18
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconAs it stands for yours truly, however, it's all competently done (despite wading into some melodrama in the second half), but the lack of personal resonance left me rather blasé about it when I know I should have felt differently.
11
Metacritic.com
35 critics
12
Rottentomatoes critics
135 critics
13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconStop-Loss is sincere and complex, and features strong performances, even if it tries to cover too much ground.
13

What the People say

Internet
5452 Netizens quote iconStop-Loss Is Not Anti-War, It's Pro-Soldier
13

Average .. 58%

12

Trailer






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