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Platoon

1986 · Movie · 115 min

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Scores

  • IMDb8.1/10as of 2025-12-18
  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer89%as of 2022-11-29
  • Rotten Tomatoes average8.4/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic92/100as of 2025-06-16

What it is

Platoon is a 1986 American epic anti-war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Charlie Sheen, with supporting roles by Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, John C. McGinley, Richard Edson, Kevin Dillon, Keith David, Reggie Johnson, Johnny Depp, Mark Moses, Chris Pedersen and Tony Todd.

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At a glance

Genres
War / Drama / Action
Original language
English

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