Platoon is a 1986 American anti-war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest …

Dec 19, 1986 · In Platoon, Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young, naive U.S. soldier who, upon his arrival to Vietnam, quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but …

Dec 12, 2025 · Platoon is an American war film (1986), written and directed by Oliver Stone and regarded as one of the best of the Vietnam War movies. Platoon won the Academy Award for …

A young grunt in the Vietnam war gets an up-close look at good vs. evil as he struggles for survival against an elusive enemy and within his platoon.

Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the...

During the Vietnam War, a soldier is forced to let go of his innocence when he witnesses the atrocities of war carried out by his fellow troop mates.

If Truffaut had lived to see “Platoon,” the best film of 1986, he might have wanted to modify his opinion. Here is a movie that regards combat from ground level, from the infantryman’s point …

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A soldier grows disillusioned amid conflicts between rival sergeants in this semiautobiographical Vietnam War drama from writer-director Oliver Stone. Watch trailers & learn more.

May 25, 2025 · When Oliver Stone's Platoon hit theaters in 1986, it revolutionized how audiences understood the Vietnam War. Drawing from Stone's own combat experiences, the ...