MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Up 389 this week

Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

 -  Action | War | Drama  -  30 November 2001 (USA)
6.2
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.2/10 from 60,757 users   Metascore: 49/100
Reviews: 398 user | 132 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com

A Navy navigator is shot down over enemy territory and is ruthlessly pursued by a secret police enforcer and the opposing troops. Meanwhile his commanding officer goes against orders in an attempt to rescue him.

Director:

Writers:

(story), (story), 2 more credits »
Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 59 titles created 07 May 2011
 
a list of 10000 titles created 2 months ago
 
a list of 136 titles created 22 Mar 2011
 
a list of 2654 titles created 11 months ago
 
a list of 260 titles created 17 May 2012
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

Behind Enemy Lines (2001) on IMDb 6.2/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Behind Enemy Lines.
1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Action | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime.

Director: Tony Scott
Stars: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight
Body of Lies (2008)
Action | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordon Intelligence.

Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong
Action | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a third world country.

Director: William Friedkin
Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce
Green Zone (2010)
Action | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.

Director: Paul Greengrass
Stars: Yigal Naor, Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear
Action | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese. Led by his father (a retired Marine Colonel) and supported by a rich ... See full summary »

Director: Ted Kotcheff
Stars: Gene Hackman, Robert Stack, Fred Ward
Defiance I (2008)
Action | Drama | History
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants.

Director: Edward Zwick
Stars: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell
Action | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

Bruce Willis plays a Special-Ops commander who leads his team into the jungle of Nigeria to rescue a doctor played by Monica Belluci who will only go with them if they agree to rescue 70 refugees too.

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Stars: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser
The Recruit (2003)
Action | Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.

Director: Roger Donaldson
Stars: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan
Air Force One (1997)
Action | Adventure | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Stars: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close
The Patriot (2000)
Action | Drama | War
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.

Director: Roland Emmerich
Stars: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson
Action | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the corrupt system that put him away.

Director: Rod Lurie
Stars: Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo
The Kingdom (2007)
Action | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

Director: Peter Berg
Stars: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Admiral Piquet (as Joaquim De Almeida)
...
Marko Igonda ...
...
Petty Officer Kennedy
...
Admiral Donnelly
Aernout Van Lynden ...
Aernout Van Lynden
...
Red Crown Operator #1
...
Red Crown Operator #2 (as Shane Mikael Johnson)
Don Winston ...
Red Crown Operator #3
Edit

Storyline

Fighter navigator Chris Burnett wants out: he was looking for something more than the boring recon missions he's been flying. He finds himself flying the lone Christmas day mission over war-torn Bosnia. But when he talks pilot Stackhouse into flying slightly off-course to check out an interesting target, the two get shot down. Burnett is soon alone, trying to outrun a pursuing army, while commanding officer Reigert finds his rescue operation hamstrung by politics, forcing Burnett to run far out of his way. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

massacre | navigator | rescue | navy | escape | See more »

Taglines:

Prepare to cross the line. See more »

Genres:

Action | War | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for war violence and some language | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

Country:

Release Date:

30 November 2001 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Im Fadenkreuz - Allein gegen alle  »

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$400,310 (Spain) (1 February 2002)

Gross:

$59,068,786 (USA) (19 April 2002)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

|

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Matthew McConaughey turned down the lead role that went to Owen Wilson. See more »

Goofs

When the characters played by Hackmen and Owens are talking on the radio Owens says "06 out" ending the transmission. This is incorrect as the superior officer always ends the transmission. That would be like hanging up the phone on your boss. Both parties end each comment with "over", and when the conversation is over the superior always ends the transmission with "out". See more »

Quotes

Bazda: [Bazda accidentally steps on a mine as he and Sasha are looking for Burnett]
[to Sasha and speaking in Serbian]
Bazda: Help me.
Sasha: [Pulls out his pistol and aims at Bazda and speaks in Serbian] Don't move. Be very still.
Bazda: [as Sasha carefully walks off; speaking in Serbian] Help me! HELP ME!
[Sasha shrugs at Bazda as Sasha leaves the area]
See more »

Connections

Followed by Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Wanderer"
Written by Ernest Maresca
Performed by Dion
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
A movie with everything!
7 February 2002 | by (Melbourne, Victoria) – See all my reviews

From the very start of the epic cinematographical masterpiece I could tell that I was about to witness something truly special; I was not let down. That said, I would have been better able to review this film objectively had not been for my mesmerisation at the hands of the truly astonishing nose of the man himself, Owen Wilson. Many lines of quality dialogue flew right past me as I marvelled at the wonderous nostrils adorning the beautious face of this great man. This herculean facial feature was indeed the highlight of the movie for me.

Regathering my scattered senses, I was once again plunged into the gripping storyline as a group of evil Serbians vindictively shoot down the spyplane of two great and noble american airmen. After bailing out, good ol' Owen is shot at by a platoon of monobrowed soldiers, who seem to be carrying guns because it makes them look sexy rather than for putting them to any practical use. Honestly, I could have done better with half a brick.

I will continue no further as I do not wish to spoil the amazing and absolutely-not-predictable twist at the end. Will Owen escape the guerilla scum? Will you be able to hold onto your lunch (or meal of preference) after the director utilises his 30th high speed pan and his 10 billionth ultra-fast zoom to closeup? Will Brad get back with Janice now that she is carrying his baby? Do Village Cinemas do refunds? All this and more in one of the greatest movies of all time.


31 of 49 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Excuse my ignorance but... NineEighteen
Is this the Worst War Movie of all time? Froomshanker
WILSON!! Morpheus640
Angel statue? haludek
Niko Bellic = Sniper snownation
Loved the movie, especially camera work and editing alexbush20-1
Discuss Behind Enemy Lines (2001) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?