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Platoon

The first casualty of war is innocence.

7.7(5,342)19862h 0m16

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

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Status
Released
Budget
$6M
Box office
$138.5M
Language
English
  • dying and death
  • vietnam war
  • helicopter
  • ambush
  • war crimes
  • village
  • mine
  • bunker
  • infantry
  • jungle
  • gang rape
  • soldier

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Oliver Stone

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)R19 Dec 1986
    • Theatrical6 Feb 1987
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1524 Apr 1987
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalR 18+5 Mar 1987
    • PhysicalMA 15+27 Jul 2011
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical1819 Feb 1987
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical18Gent19 Mar 1987
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1427 Feb 1987
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical1819 Mar 1987
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical18+1 Jan 1990
    • PhysicalBlu-ray2 Apr 2025
    • PhysicalDVD2 Jul 2025
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical158 May 1987
  • EgyptEG

    • PhysicalDVD Premiere14 Apr 2021
  • El SalvadorSV

    • Theatrical26 Mar 1987
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1627 Mar 1987

Frequently asked questions

Platoon was released on 19 December 1986.

Audience reviews

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  • T

    tricksy

    6/10/2015

    Platoon is a must see. The film that put Stone on the map, Platoon is considered by Vietnam Vets as the most realistic. But in keeping the maxim of giving credit where credit is due, much of the success of Platoon belongs to military adviser Captain Dale Dye, who has been linked to pretty much every great war movie in the last twenty years. Much accolades to Tom Berenger as well, whose performance as Sgt. Barnes is t…

  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    12/26/2023

    9/10

    **A film with a good script and good characters, but which exaggerates some things and is as anti-war as almost all films about Vietnam.** The Vietnam War is one of the most brutal conflicts the US was involved in the 20th century, and one of the first wars that Americans lost. Following the expulsion of the Japanese and the end of French colonization in the region, the effort to help democratic South Vietnam to s…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    3/9/2026

    7/10

    The corn at home might have been green, but nowhere near as green as “Chris” (Charlie Sheen) when he arrives in Vietnam ready to take up arms against the well entrenched Viet-Cong. The scene as he arrives speaks volumes as his far most experienced colleagues look upon his fresh face with a combination of resentment and disdain, and he is posted to a squadron run by an equally inexperienced lieutenant (Mark Moses). Lu…

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