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Rules of Engagement is a 2000 American war legal drama film, directed by William Friedkin, written by Stephen Gaghan, from a story by Jim Webb, and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson.
Rules of Engagement: Directed by William Friedkin. With Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley. An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a Middle Eastern country.
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- Drama, Thriller, War
- William Friedkin
- 2000-04-07
In 1968, a disastrous American advance in the Vietnam War has Lieutenant Terry Childers (Samuel L. Jackson) executing an unarmed prisoner in order to intimidate a captive North Vietnamese army officer into calling off an ambush of U.S. Marines.
Aug 9, 2000 · Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood and Guy Pearce offer solid support, but "Rules of Engagement" fails to be truly engaging. Read a review of the DVD. View a clip from the film. Find out more...
- William Friedkin
- James Webb IIIStephen Gaghan
- 127 minutes
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- 3 min
- 524.8K
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Apr 7, 2000 · Rules Of Engagement. The film centers on a relationship forged throughout the adult lifetimes of two Marine colonels, Hays Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones) and Terry Childers (Samuel L. Jackson). They fought side by side in Vietnam, where Childers saved Hodges’ life by shooting an unarmed POW.