The War (1994)
Average Rating: 4.8/10
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 11
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Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 2
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Jon Avnet's The War is set in the rural south and brimming with lessons on social consciousness, much like his previous effort, Fried Green Tomatoes (1991). During the summer of 1970 in backwoods Mississippi, Stephen Simmons (Kevin Costner) is struggling to be a breadwinner for his family while still suffering post-traumatic stress disorder from his service in the Vietnam War. His wife Lois (Mare Winningham) provides most of the family income. Stephen gets a job in a mine and saves a friend who
Nov 4, 1994 Wide
Apr 13, 1999
Universal Pictures
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Cast
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Elijah Wood
Stu Simmons -
Kevin Costner
Stephen -
Mare Winningham
Lois -
Lexi Randall
Lidia -
Christine Baranski
Miss Strapford -
Raynor Scheine
Mr. Lipnicki -
Bruce A. Young
Moe -
LaToya Chisholm
Elvadine -
Charlotte Lewis
Amber -
Gary Basaraba
Dodge -
Jay Brooks
Old Man -
Bill Coates
Catfish Man -
Dorothy Davis
Nurse -
Tom Even
Doctor -
J. Don Ferguson
Mine Foreman -
Afemo Omilami
Quarry Man -
Mary Nell Santacroce
Mrs. Higgens -
Nick Searcy
John Ray Wilkens -
Tim Ware
Fat Man at Auction -
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Judson Vaughn
Soldier -
Lucas Black
Ebb Lipnicki -
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Presents the efforts of a father to teach his children the ideals he believes give life meaning and purpose.
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