Born on the Fourth of July
- Original title
- Born on the Fourth of July
- Year
- 1989
- Running time
- 145 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Tom Cruise
- Willem Dafoe
- Raymond J. Barry
- Caroline Kava
- Kyra Sedgwick
- Stephen Baldwin
- Vivica A. Fox
- Bruce McVittie
- Tom Sizemore
- Frank Whaley
- Jerry Levine
- Lili Taylor
- Bryan Larkin
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- War. Drama | Vietnam war. Based on a true story. Disability. 1960s. 1970s
- Synopsis
- Young Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise) eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War as a teen, but he becomes an embittered veteran when he is paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returns to an environment vastly different from the one he left, and struggles before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted.
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- Awards
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1989: 2 Academy Awards: Best Director, Editing. 8 Nominations1989: Golden Globes: Best Drama Movie, Actor, Director and Screenplay. 5 nominations1989: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Film and Actor (Tom Cruise)1989: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Nom. Best Director & Cinematography1989: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Actor (Tom Cruise). 2 Nominations1990: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 53 My Favorite War Movies (109)
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