Is A Bright Shining Lie sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does A Bright Shining Lie end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Bright Shining Lie scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Bright Shining Lie easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Bright Shining Lie violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

A Bright Shining Lie

Name: A Bright Shining Lie
Genre: Drama, War, TV Movie
Released: 1998
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Donal Logue, Robert John Burke, Vivian Wu

In war as in life, the difference between truth and deception is what a man allows himself to believe.

Directed by Terry George

Produced by HBO, Labrador Films

1998118 min6.0 / 10

A morally complex portrait of an ambitious military officer whose pursuit of truth and power in Vietnam becomes entangled with self-deception and personal compromise.

Something in his past keeps career Army man John Paul Vann from advancing past colonel. He views being sent to Vietnam as part of the US military advisory force a stepping stone to promotion. However, he disagrees vocally (and on the record) with the way the war is being run and is forced to leave the military. Returning to Vietnam as a civilian working with the Army, he comes to despise some South Vietnamese officers while he takes charge of some of the U.S. forces and continues his liaisons with Vietnamese women.

Clusters

Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Toxic Romantic Relationships Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Complicity Under Pressure Historical War Movies

Genres

Drama War TV Movie

Keywords

Vietnam War Vietcong Nva Insurgent

Questions people ask

Is A Bright Shining Lie sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does A Bright Shining Lie end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is A Bright Shining Lie scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is A Bright Shining Lie easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is A Bright Shining Lie violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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