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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

In Vietnam, the wind doesn't blow. It sucks.

  • Drama
  • War

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Rating
8.1 / 10 (11,896 votes)
Release date
June 26, 1987
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
English
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Status
Released
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