Courage Under Fire

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$101M

The pilot of a rescue copter, Captain Karen Walden, died shortly before her helicopter crew was rescued after it crashed in Desert Storm. It first appears that she made a spectacular rescue of a downed helicopter crew, then held her own crew together to fight off the Iraqis after her copter crashed. Lt. Colonel Serling, who is struggling with his own demons from Desert Storm, is assigned to investigate her worthiness for the Medal of Honor. But some conflicting accounts, from her crew and soldiers in the area, cause him to question whether she deserves it.

🏆 9 wins & 7 nominations total

Genres

Action, Drama, Mystery

Director

Edward Zwick

Cast

Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips

Released

12 July 1996

Runtime

1h 56m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

6.6 / 10

Votes

62,796

Metascore

77

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Box office

$59,031,057

Budget

$46,000,000

Edition

Base