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The Great Raid

Name: The Great Raid
Director: John Dahl
Genre: Action, History, War
Released: 2005-08-12
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Logan Marshall-Green, Joseph Fiennes

2005 · 2h 12m · Action, History, War

IMDb 6.6 Metacritic 48 RT 39%

The Great Raid has a solid premise and some decent action sequences, but the critics aren't wrong—it's a clunky, forgettable war film that doesn't justify its runtime. Skip it unless you're a completist for WWII movies; your time's better spent on almost any other wartime thriller.

Plot

As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.

Director: John Dahl

Cast: Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Logan Marshall-Green, Joseph Fiennes

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