Saving Private Ryan

Released Year: 1998

Certificate: R

Runtime: 169 minutes

Genre: Drama, War

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 91

Director: Steven Spielberg

Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns

No of Votes: 1235804

Gross: 216540909

Overview: Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.

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