Thank You for Your Service (2017)

A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.

Director:

Jason Hall

Writers:

David Finkel (Thank You for Your Service by), Jason Hall

Stars:

Miles Teller, Beulah Koale, Joe Cole

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miles Teller	...	Adam Schumann
Beulah Koale	...	Tausolo Aieti
Joe Cole	...	Billy Waller
Scott Haze	...	Michael Emory
Haley Bennett	...	Saskia Schumann
Amy Schumer	...	Amanda Doster
Omar J. Dorsey	...	Dante
Keisha Castle-Hughes	...	Alea Aieti
Brad Beyer	...	Sergeant James Doster
Kerry Cahill	...	Anna Waller
Stella Pileggi	...	Zoe Schumann (as Stella La'ren Pileggi)
David Morse	...	Fred Gusman
Adam Schumann	...	Staff Sgt. on Tarmac
Tony Winters	...	Taxi Driver
Han Soto	...	Doctor

Storyline

DreamWorks Pictures' Thank You for Your Service follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield. Starring an ensemble cast led by Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Joe Cole, Amy Schumer, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Brad Beyer, Omar J. Dorsey and Jayson Warner Smith, the drama is based on the bestselling book by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author David Finkel. Jason Hall, who wrote the screenplay of American Sniper, makes his directorial debut with Thank You for Your Service and also serves as its screenwriter. Jon Kilik (The Hunger Games series, Babel) produces the film, while Ann Ruark (Biutiful) and Jane Evans (Sin City) executive produces.

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Plot Keywords:

ptsd | violence | flashback | soldier | dog fight | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violent content, language throughout, some sexuality, drug material and brief nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Directorial debut of Jason Hall

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Goofs

When Sergeant Emery is driving his car with Staff Sergeant Schumann riding in the passenger seat, notice that the outside shots show a silver Dodge Challenger (2-door) but inside shots show what appears to be a Dodge Charger (4-door). In any case, it's clear that there are back doors to the car with their own full windows which is inconsistent with the exterior appearance of the car.

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Quotes

Saskia Schumann: You should have told me I was married to a hero.
Adam Schumann: I'm not a hero.
Saskia Schumann: [sighs] Hero enough.
Adam Schumann: I just wanna get back into our house.
Saskia Schumann: Me too. We're not that far off.
Adam Schumann: Oh, yeah? Did you win the Powerball and not tell me?
Saskia Schumann: Amanda loaned us some money.
Adam Schumann: Amanda Doster?
Saskia Schumann: Yeah. We were at Will's funeral and she offered.
Adam Schumann: What the fuck are you doing?
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Connections

Featured in The Ben Shapiro Show: The Most Shocking Failure In the Parkland Massacre (2018)

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Soundtracks

Fade into You
Written by David Roback & Hope Sandoval
Performed by Mazzy Star
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

difficult movie to watch

This was a very difficult movie to watch. Rather than a war movie, it's an after-the-war movie with the returning soldiers all struggling to cope with different degrees of physical and mental disability. Betrayed by loved ones they left at home, struggling with brain injuries due to road-side bomb attacks, plagued with survivor guilt and all of them let down by the Army and Veterans Administration that's supposed to be helping them.

The movie it is most like is the outstanding "The Best Years of Our Lives" which was a multi-Oscar winner in its day, following how three war veterans try, with varying degrees of success, to reclaim their civilian lives. "Thank You for Your Service" is a much more brutal version of that story in terms of language and emotional angst of the survivors. Both are well worth watching.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA India

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Thank You for Your Service

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,817,700, 29 October 2017

Gross USA:

$9,536,300

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,995,692

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dreamworks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Dune Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1