Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers

A single shot can end the war.

Directed by Clint Eastwood

Produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

2006135 min6.9 / 10

A somber, historically grounded examination of three soldiers haunted by the iconic Iwo Jima photograph and the gap between heroic myth and traumatic reality.

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.

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  • Is Flags of Our Fathers one of a kind? No. Less singular than 97% of films.

  • Is Flags of Our Fathers sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Flags of Our Fathers violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Is Flags of Our Fathers scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does Flags of Our Fathers end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Flags of Our Fathers easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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