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The War at Home (1996)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:7

Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When Vietnam vet Jeremy Collier returns home to Texas, after serving in Vietnam, his presence immediately causes conflicts within his dysfunctional family. Then, during a climactic Thanksgiving... When Vietnam vet Jeremy Collier returns home to Texas, after serving in Vietnam, his presence immediately causes conflicts within his dysfunctional family. Then, during a climactic Thanksgiving weekend, the deeply traumatized Jeremy and his stony father have it out... and Jeremy reveals exactly what he endured in Vietnam. But only time will tell whether the family will pull together -- or become even more fractured -- after the holiday is over. [More]

Starring: Emilio Estevez, Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Kimberly Williams

Starring: Emilio Estevez, Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Kimberly Williams, Corin Nemec, Ann Hearn, Carla Gugino, Marcus H. Nelson, Michael Wiseman, Jena Kraus, Chad Morgan, Penny Allen, Geoffrey Blake, Renee Estevez, Tuan Tran, Paloma Estevez, Efrain Briones, Tyler Shea Cone, Harvey L. Cyphers, Christopher Dahlberg, Chris Drewy, Reed Frerichs, Anthony D-Wayne Kitchen, Enoch Lawrence, Joe Lowry, Le'Roy Nellis, Lee Andrew Pachicano, Jeff D. Richey, Yogi Rise, Octavio O. Sanchez, Derrick Sanders, William Carvell Townsel, Paul A. Watkins

Director: Emilio Estevez

Director: Emilio Estevez
Screenwriter: James Duff
Story: James Duff
Producer: Emilio Estevez, Brad Krevoy, Steve Stabler, James Duff
Composer: Basil Poledouris

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Sep 3, 2002

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  • The War At Home
  • This highly acclaimed motion picture stars Emilio Estevez (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, ANOTHER STAKEOUT), Kathy Bates (Academy Award(R)-winning Best Actress, MISERY), and Martin Sheen (THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT). Estevez (who also directed) plays a returning Vietnam War hero whose haunting experiences leave him unable to adjust to the quiet realities of small town life. At odds with his domineering father (Sheen), his desperately cheerful mother (Bates), and free-spirited younger sister (Kimberly Williams -- FATHER OF THE BRIDE 1&2) -- tensions at home soon escalate, finally reaching the breaking point one fateful Thanksgiving Day. A timeles story of one family's struggle to overcome the past ... THE WAR AT HOME is unforgettable movie entertainment!
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    03/26/09
    Derek Elley
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    Variety
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    Bates is excellent, and Sheen's performance marks a high point in the actor's wayward career.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    02/04/08
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    It's never anything more than middlebrow, obvious and quite laboured -- and, for good and ill, very earnest.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    01/26/06
    Time Out

    In one dramatic moment, an upset Bates yells at and slaps Estevez, and suddenly Sheen brings up the subject of stolen peanut brittle.

    Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
    09/14/05
    Michael Dequina
    Michael Dequina
    TheMovieReport.com

    Excellent performances from the Sheen clan

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    04/25/05
    Clint Morris
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    No review available.

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    12/08/04
    Emanuel Levy
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    The film is so beautifully acted that you barely notice the staginess of some of the speeches.

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    08/30/04
    Stephen Holden
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    01/09/03
    Jeffrey Westhoff
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    Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

    Shows the explosions generated by the Vietnam War after soldiers left the battlefields.

    Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
    08/26/02
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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    06/05/02
    Shlomo Schwartzberg
    Shlomo Schwartzberg
    Boxoffice Magazine

    A confident, straight-ahead no-nonsense movie that delivers its message relentlessly with maximum impact.

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    02/14/01
    Kevin Thomas
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    It's undoubtedly one of the most riveting portrayals of Vietnam's impact on the American family since Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
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    Marc Savlov
    Marc Savlov
    Austin Chronicle

    Full of little acting moments that feel like ACK-ting moments.

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