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The Lucky Ones

6.4(201)20081h 53m3

The story revolves around three soldiers — Colee, T.K. and Cheaver — who return from the Iraq War after suffering injuries and learn that life has moved on without them. They end up on an unexpected road trip across the U.S.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • friendship
  • us army
  • road trip
  • iraq war veteran
  • soldier
  • iraq war
  • war injury
  • military leave
  • u.s. army soldier

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Behind the camera

Director

Neil Burger

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)R26 Sept 2008
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical (limited)R26 Sept 2008
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical10 Nov 2008
  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTG4 Nov 2009
  • SwedenSE

    • Physical1526 Sept 2008

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The Lucky Ones was released on 26 September 2008.

Audience reviews

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  • T

    tmdb15435519

    4/15/2021

    4/10

    No. Hardly anything works here. Even the heart-warming story itself is riddled with poor writing and lack of any sort of clarity.

  • W

    Wuchak

    7/7/2025

    8/10

    **_Great road movie about veterans traveling across America_** Three soldiers coming back from Iraq meet at JFK in NY where all flights are delayed due to a blackout. One soldier is older and getting out of the Army for good (Timothy Robbins), one has a serious groin injury and is trying to heal-up (Michael Pena) and the other is on leave to visit the family of a dead comrade (Rachel McAdams). They end up in a ren…

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