A Few Good Men Movie Review 1992

Strong performances by Cruise and Nicholson carry this story of a peacetime military coverup. Cruise is a smart aleck Navy lawyer sleepwalking through his comfortable career in DC. He's ready to write off two soldiers pinned for the murder of their cohort until he interviews their commanding officer, Nicholson. Cruise smells a rat, but Nicholson practically dares him to prove it. Moore is another military lawyer assigned to the case, though her function seems to be holding Kaffee's hand (there's no actual romance between the two). Incredible fireworks between Cruise and Nicholson in the courtroom. Based on the play by Sorkin, who also wrote the screenplay.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 138 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Cuba, Order in the Court, Military: Marines, Law & Lawyers, Adapted from a Play, Military: Navy, Military Crimes & Trials, Top Grossing Films of 1993

Screenplay

Aaron Sorkin

Cast

Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, Kiefer Sutherland, James Marshall, J.T. Walsh, Christopher Guest, J.A. Preston, Matt Craven, Wolfgang Bodison, Xander Berkeley, Cuba Gooding, Noah Wyle

Cinematography

Robert Richardson

Director

Rob Reiner

Music

Marc Shaiman

Producer

Rob Reiner, David Brown, Andrew Scheinman, Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures

Awards

MTV Movie Awards 1993: Film; Natl. Bd. of Review 1992: Support. Actor (Nicholson).