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Stop-Loss

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Channing Tatum in Stop-Loss (2008)
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A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

  • Director
    • Kimberly Peirce
  • Writers
    • Mark Richard
    • Kimberly Peirce
  • Stars
    • Ryan Phillippe
    • Abbie Cornish
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    21K
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    • Director
      • Kimberly Peirce
    • Writers
      • Mark Richard
      • Kimberly Peirce
    • Stars
      • Ryan Phillippe
      • Abbie Cornish
      • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • 111User reviews
    • 140Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Ryan Phillippe
    Ryan Phillippe
    • Brandon King
    Abbie Cornish
    Abbie Cornish
    • Michelle
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Tommy Burgess
    Rob Brown
    Rob Brown
    • Isaac 'Eyeball' Butler
    Channing Tatum
    Channing Tatum
    • Steve Shriver
    Victor Rasuk
    Victor Rasuk
    • Rico Rodriguez
    Quay Terry
    • Al 'Preacher' Colson
    Matthew Scott Wilcox
    • Harvey
    Connett Brewer
    • Curtis
    • (as Connett M. Brewer)
    Timothy Olyphant
    Timothy Olyphant
    • Lt. Col. Boot Miller
    Josef Sommer
    Josef Sommer
    • Senator Orton Worrell
    Linda Emond
    Linda Emond
    • Ida King
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Roy King
    Mamie Gummer
    Mamie Gummer
    • Jeanie
    Alex Frost
    Alex Frost
    • Shorty
    Chandra Washington
    • Mrs. Butler
    Cora Cardona
    • Theresa Rodriguez
    Isreal Saldivar
    • Augustin
    • Director
      • Kimberly Peirce
    • Writers
      • Mark Richard
      • Kimberly Peirce
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    • Trivia
      The title refers to a provision in all military service contracts that says a service member can be involuntarily extended beyond their discharge (from active duty) date, and at times beyond their final discharge from service date, according to the needs of the service.
    • Goofs
      When Sgt. King visits Rico, as he pushes his wheel chair out of the sun you can clearly see a bulge in Rico's t-shirt where his real arm is resting.
    • Quotes

      Brandon King: Who wants to play lets start shootin' people?

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: 21/Chapter 27/Flawless/Stop-Loss/Run Fatboy Run (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)
      Written by Toby Keith

    User reviews111

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    Insightful movie about loss and dealing with ones own fragile existence in Iraq
    I really liked this movie. I wasn't looking for a bloody battle scene and there wasn't much of that expressed. Most of what was conveyed was the loss of friends in a situation that could happen to soldiers who march into harms way. Then the soldiers return home, back to the way things were? Their lives are not the same, and the people at home can't understand because they weren't there to see a friend die in their arms at the hands of some terrorist killers.

    My brother just retired from the Army. He volunteered in Iraq for 1 year. He safely returned home, but his life had changed from that moment he was in Iraq. He said they lost a few young men, and another returned home severely burned from a cocktail thrown into the vehicle. At 130 degrees, how can they keep the windows closed in a military vehicle with the engine off. Two men that died were young (18 and 20). I feel the young soldiers have not received enough training and are too young to deal with the stress of war.

    The movie had me thinking about the young men and women that barely have a year of training and next have RPGs hurling at them, roadside bombs, suicidal bombers walking into streets. How can anyone be trained to deal with that and be aware of it before it happens?

    I commend the different positions on war in this movie: 1) Soldiers who are willing to die for their families and country. 2) Soldiers who have served their country and feel they should have the choice to step down from their jobs.

    Stop-loss was something I never heard of until I saw the movie. How on earth can we say in the United States we have FREEDOM to choose if that privilege is removed when you enlist? It is like when you quit a job, move to another state, join a religion. FREEDOM to Choose! The Stop-Loss sanction nullifies the FREEDOM to step down after serving your country for 1 term or more. Do they think that will encourage people to sign up to serve in the armed forces if the contract removes their basic right of FREEDOM that we all hold so dearly. I was angry to hear soldiers are forced to return to serve multiple times. Many soldiers clearly need to stay home to recover and try to live a normal life instead of sending them back to die. It sounds as if these soldiers are no more than a body with a gun to send back into war.

    I would recommend seeing this movie!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 28, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Untitled Kimberly Peirce Project
    • Filming locations
      • Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Scott Rudin Productions
      • MTV Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,915,744
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,555,117
      • Mar 30, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,212,953
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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