Hacksaw Ridge

One of the greatest heroes in American history never fired a bullet.

In Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WW II, Desmond Doss saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The film has been nominated for three Golden Globes and has already won several other awards.

139 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Violence).
Drama, Period piece, War.

Hope those guys behind me can aim ...

Credits

Cast	Andrew Garfield, Richard Pyros, Jacob Warner, Milo Gibson, Darcy Bryce, Roman Guerriero
Director	Mel Gibson
Screenplay	Robert Schenkkan, Andrew Knight
Music	Rupert Gregson-Williams
Cinematography	Simon Duggan
Editing	John Gilbert
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround 7.1, Dolby Atmos
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2016
Produced by	Cross Creek Pictures, Demarest Media, IM Global, Icon Productions, AI-Film, Pandemonium Presentations, Windy Hill Pictures, Vendian Entertainment, Kilburn Media, Argent Pictures, Bliss Media, Cosmos Filmed Entertainment, Kylin Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	War
Language	Infrequent, mild to moderate
Nudity	Low impact, infrequent
Sex	None
Violence	Frequent, strong impact
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

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

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 16 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
ScreenIt Jim Judy Simply put, this is a terrific war film that not only brings to light the tale of a remarkable real-life man in a story I&rquot;d never heard of before, but also a movie that could prove to be a legendary actor and director&rquot;s redemption and resurrection in an industry where he was otherwise pretty much declared dead.	16
Metacritic.com 45 critics	14
Rottentomatoes critics 177 critics	14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Hacksaw Ridge uses a real-life pacifist&rquot;s legacy to lay the groundwork for a gripping wartime tribute to faith, valor, and the courage of remaining true to one&rquot;s convictions.	17
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	14
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation True story of pacifist soldier has extreme war violence.	10
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 225 users	17
Rottentomatoes users 32609 users	18
Internet 40838 Netizens Superbly crafted screenplay of the Doc	17
Average .. 76%	15