Saving Private Ryan
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Saving Private Ryan

The mission is a man.

1998 • 169 min • War · Drama · History

100
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Synopsis

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

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Top billed cast

Director: Steven Spielberg • Crew: Robert Rodat

Trailers & clips

25th Anniversary Spot

Saving Private Ryan (1998) Theatrical Trailer [5.1] [4K] [FTD-1282]

Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Official Re-Release Trailer | 4K

Janusz Kamiński on making Saving Private Ryan

“Who's In Charge” Clip

Saving Private Ryan Wins Sound: 1999 Oscars

Saving Private Ryan Wins Cinematography: 1999 Oscars

Gen. Colin Powell on Saving Private Ryan: 1999 Oscars

Critic reviews

fresh

The opening scene on Omaha Beach lives rent-free in my head. Not because I want it to, but because my father — whose special interest is the World Wars — wanted me to "understand the horrors and reality of war" at 12 years old. I'm truly unsure why it couldn't have waited until I was old enough to *actually* go to war, but it is what it is.…

fresh

Rating 70/100 Amazing start showcasing just how atrocious and disgusting war is. Followed by a non-sensical plot point to rescue one person in a war where millions died, because he's the last guy in his family. I really liked the interpersonal relationships between the cast, the movie showcasing just how mortal everyone is and they can die at any moment is where the movie is at its best.…

fresh

I don't think I can recall any Hollywood film that depicts the atrocities of the D-Day landings as effectively as this does at the start. Indeed, watching it you wonder just how any of the Allied soldiers managed to ever survive the water let alone fight their way up a beach crowded with tank traps, mines and barbed wire - all whilst under constant machine gun fire.…

fresh

Recensie saving private Ryan Information about the movie Title: Saving Private Ryan Regisseur: Steven Spielberg Most important actors: Tom Hanks as Captain Miller en Matt Damon as Private Ryan Genre: War, Drama and history Setting: Normandy, France Plot: During WWII, Chief of Staff, General Marshall is informed that three of a woman's sons have been killed and that she's going to receive the notifications of their de…

fresh

I watched this movie during a project at school. Saving Private Ryan was a beautiful and, above all, realistic film. The film presented in a realistic way how the war went then. Most of the film was set in Europe in 1944. The story is that American soldiers are being sent to Europe to fight against the Germans. The American boy James Francis Ryan is sent to Europe with his brothers as a soldier.…

freshTop critics

This movie should be known for changing Historical War Dramas as we know them. It was the first to accurately depict the carnage of war, and changed the direction of this genre of movies for all time. The initial D-Day scene was fantastic. Afterwards, Tom Hanks is ordered to chose a team of his men and look for James MacGuffin Ryan from Iowa.…

freshTop critics

Great WWII war action in France, but too much of the drama is weak RELEASED IN 1998 and directed by Steven Spielberg, "Saving Private Ryan" (SPR) is about the Normandy invasion and its immediate aftermath from June 6-16, 1944. The focus is on a Captain (Tom Hanks) and his men who are commissioned to find a paratrooper (Matt Damon) whose brothers have been killed in action.…

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