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      R Now Playing 2h 49m War History Drama TRAILER for Saving Private Ryan: Trailer 1 List Best Tom Hanks Movies Best Tom Hanks Movies 24:28 Peter Berg's Five Favorite Action Sequences Peter Berg's Five Favorite Action Sequences 4:50 Saving Private Ryan: Trailer 1 Saving Private Ryan: Trailer 1 2:09 View more videos
      94% Tomatometer 148 Reviews 95% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Surrounded by the brutal realties of war, while searching for Ryan, each man embarks upon a personal journey and discovers their own strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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      Anchored by another winning performance from Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg's unflinchingly realistic war film virtually redefines the genre.

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      Wendy Ide Times (UK) The 24-minute sequence at the start of Steven Spielberg’s Second World War drama is one of the greatest pieces of combat cinema yet made. Jul 11, 2022 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian An old-fashioned war picture to rule them all - gripping, utterly uncynical, with viscerally convincing and audacious battle sequences. Rated: 5/5 Jun 6, 2019 Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen Hollywood Reporter The visual masterwork finds Spielberg atop his craft, weaving heart-pounding action and gut-wrenching emotion that will leave viewers silently shaken... If words occasionally fail the picture, the images speak indelible volumes. Jul 24, 2017 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Not for the squeamish, “Saving Private Ryan” is a film that does not shy away from realistic violence and paints the most vivid portrait of war on film that I’ve seen. Rated: 3.5/4 Oct 4, 2023 Full Review Akos Peterbencze The Screen Saving Private Ryan’s most impressive and lasting feat remains its ability to remind us about the soldiers we lost — and more importantly, who they were as human beings. Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Michael Clark Epoch Times Arguably Spielberg's most visceral and inspired work, Saving Private Ryan speaks to devout patriotism, sacrifice and unflappable camaraderie. Sadly, these might be ideals our currently politically-divided country might never see eye-to-eye on again. Rated: 5/5 Oct 25, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Hussein It's one of the Greatest War Films of all Time!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/24 Full Review Ben W Incredible! Absolutely breathtaking Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/21/23 Full Review Sara G Loved watching this historic movie on the big screen! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/20/23 Full Review Alex L Movie is extremely well crafted and directed… but I personally didn’t enjoy its story Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/14/24 Full Review Scott C This movie moved me. The D Day part brought to life the real horrors of war. You can't go wrong with Tom Hanks being the star in your movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review John J A great movie that does a great job of depicting the chaos of war and the affects of it. A must see war movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/10/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Captain John Miller (HANKS, center) is in command of a unit of American GIs. Captain John Miller (HANKS, foreground) leads a squad of soldiers, including Medic Wade (RIBISI) and Sergeant Horvath (SIZEMORE), on a mission behind enemy lines to find one man: Private James Ryan. Captain Miller (TOM HANKS, left) and Sergeant Horvath (TOM SIZEMORE) lead a squad of soldiers on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines to find and retrieve one man, Private James Ryan. Captain John Miller (TOM HANKS, left) finally meets up with Private James Ryan (MATT DAMON) who has no intention of abandoning his unit. The American forces storm Omaha Beach during the massive D-Day invasion of Normandy. The American forces begin to gain a foothold on Omaha Beach in the massive D-Day invasion of Normandy. (Left to right) Captain Miller (TOM HANKS), Private Ryan (MATT DAMON) and Private Reiben (EDWARD BURNS) await the approaching German forces. The American forces face a relentless German barrage as they approach Omaha Beach in their landing craft during the massive D-Day invasion of Normandy. CAPTAIN DALE DYE (fifth from left) took cast members (foreground left to right) PEPPER, HANKS, SIZEMORE, BURNS, DIESEL, GOLDBERG, RIBISI and DAVIES through a military-style boot camp. Captain Miller (TOM HANKS, third from left) and his men meet up with another unit of American soldiers behind enemy lines on their mission to find Private James Ryan. View more photos

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      Synopsis Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Surrounded by the brutal realties of war, while searching for Ryan, each man embarks upon a personal journey and discovers their own strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
      Director
      Steven Spielberg
      Producer
      Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, Steven Spielberg
      Screenwriter
      Robert Rodat
      Distributor
      DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures
      Production Co
      Amblin Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Mutual Film Company, DreamWorks SKG, Mark Gordon Productions
      Rating
      R (Graphic Sequences of War|Graphic Sequences of Violence|Language)
      Genre
      War, History, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 24, 1998, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 27, 2016
      Runtime
      2h 49m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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