A Few Good Men

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$243M

In this dramatic courtroom thriller, LT Daniel Kaffee, a Navy lawyer who has never seen the inside of the courtroom, defends two stubborn Marines who have been accused of murdering a colleague. Kaffee is known as being lazy and had arranged for a plea bargain. Downey's Aunt Ginny appoints Cmdr. Galloway to represent him. Also on the legal staff is LTJG Sam Weinberg. The team rounds up many facts and Kaffee is discovering that he is really cut out for trial work. The defense is originally based upon the fact that PFC Santiago, the victim, was given a "CODE RED". Santiago was basically a screw-up. At Gitmo, screw-ups aren't tolerated. Especially by Col. Nathan Jessup. In Cuba, Jessup and two senior officers try to give all the help they can, but Kaffee knows something's fishy. In the conclusion of the film, the fireworks are set off by a confrontation between Jessup and Kaffee.

🏆 Nominated for 4 Oscars. 11 wins & 30 nominations total

Genres

Drama, Thriller

Director

Rob Reiner

Cast

Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore

Released

11 December 1992

Runtime

2h 18m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.7 / 10

Votes

314,572

Metascore

62

Rotten Tomatoes

85%

Box office

$141,340,178

Budget

$40,000,000

Edition

Base