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Lions for Lambs

Lions for Lambs

2007
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 32m
The story begins after Arian and Ernest, two determined students at a West Coast university, follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor Dr. Malley and attempt to do something important with their lives. But when the two make the bold decision to join the battle in Afghanistan, Malley is both moved and distraught... (United Artists)
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Lions for Lambs

2007
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 32m
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Rated 01 Feb 2008
30
7th
Not as informative as the Daily Show.
Rated 11 Aug 2008
60
46th
Three debates on the role and responsibilities of the press, government and people in the direction of the United States. The idea is good to bring the matter to Discussion, but nothing special.
Rated 18 Nov 2007
68
53rd
Dismissed by many critics as just another left-wing rant against the Republicans, but they could not be more wrong. Strip away the politics and it's a film about decisions and personal responsibilities.
Rated 31 Dec 2009
69
23rd
The dialogue writing and acting is top notch, but the film as a whole really stumbles under the unsupported weight of its message. The various stories, while connected thematically, don't really mesh together well and ultimately the only thing to get out of the film is "you should think critically about politics and life." It's a good message but one that anyone watching this already knows and the film brings little insight or inspiration to the subject.
Rated 06 Sep 2008
62
41st
Lions for Lambs is essentially three plots interwoven into one story designed to teach the viewer about personal responsibility, consequences for their actions as well as concern to not believe everything at face value but instead to question and hold it up to scrutiny. However these three separate plots are so drastically different that it's rare that you find someone that enjoys them all. That's the film's flaw and it will never be thought of as above average because of it.
Rated 03 Dec 2009
31
11th
Redford has been around long enough, worked with enough fine directors, made enough exemplary films of his own, that you'd think he'd be more adept at disguising his op-ed pieces as drama. Instead, he expresses some clear anger at the state of the nation with a three-tiered exercise in leaden didacticism. In particular, the storyline with Streep and Cruise is such a cascade of implausibilities that it borders on farce.
Rated 27 Feb 2008
93
93rd
This film gave me a realization that I have men and women my age defending our country and I sit here not appreciating what they are doing. A real eye opener of how politics work.
Rated 06 Jan 2008
69
22nd
This is a play, not a movie. But I think every high schooler should see it immediately...
Rated 27 May 2012
77
84th
Great writing, great performances all the way (obviously, I mean, it's a Redford movie...), great direction, great Streep.
Rated 28 Jan 2008
55
12th
Too much Hollywood. Tom Cruise sucked like all the latest movies he appeared.
Rated 11 Nov 2007
80
88th
The Candidate for a scarier decade, thoughtful and made with a whole stack of class.
Rated 28 Jan 2010
78
57th
One of the most interesting war/political films I have seen, at least in its first hour. Although it has stories in it, the film is less a storytelling and more a debate of various ideas. The ending is rather weak, but I guess the point of the film is that after seeing it, like the character of Todd, you are now consciously thinking about the situation and what your next move might be. Could have scored higher if the consequences of the characters' actions had been explored in a bit more depth.
Rated 01 Oct 2009
49
72nd
Best of Robert Redford-definitely, but that's not hard. It wasn't satisfying or inspirational in the end. It had a great set up and a realistic approach.
Rated 10 Jan 2010
27
18th
Redford strives to be so profound he never gets to the point. In the end it's a hollow liberal argument vaguely about disengagement with the political process, I think? Imagine The West Wing attempting cynicism.
Rated 18 Dec 2007
65
18th
Not horrible, not great. Little too preachy for my taste, very talkative. The two soldiers were great, wish they had more time on screen. Tom Cruise was perfect as a Republican senator, and I'm not entirely sure what I was supposed to think of Meryl Streep's journalist, and what the point of Redford's scenes with the student were, but alas, such is life.
Rated 21 Oct 2010
15
21st
"Lions for Lambs is, to put it mildly, beyond stagey." - Nick Schager
Rated 28 Feb 2010
55
24th
The long dialogues are not the issue here. First of all this is an American movie only for Americans, especially young ones. That college boy was annoying and used as "message carrier" doll. I don't know if the movie is one-sided but all the sides it takes are patriotic anyways. And the same, lame and hypocrite message as other Hollywood films: American soldiers are good but Afghan or Iraqi are bad because we were just trying to give their country freedom and democracy. Hell yeah!
Rated 24 Oct 2010
40
18th
Message-movie in the vein of Traffic and Syriana. But where they had a certain visual flair that made me disregard the two dimensional shittyness of poorly written characters only conceived to fill in blanks in the preachy narrative, this is simply too bland and conservatively filmed to be anything other than a reminder that a solid director, fine actors and the heart in the right place alone can still mound up to nothing.
Rated 10 Jan 2011
5
0th
In the best directing of his auteur career, Redford turns Carnahan's original script into a modern-day version of what Sergei Eisenstein called 'Intellectual Montage.'
Rated 22 Oct 2013
55
15th
54.500
Rated 28 Dec 2007
29
7th
Introduction to politics for dummies.
Rated 02 Dec 2007
50
4th
Three stories about war, however without rhythm and closing.
Rated 17 Oct 2008
35
6th
This movie bored the hell out of me. If I wanted a long ass lecture about war, I'll go back to university. Good lead actors doesn't always mean a good time at the cinema, I'm sure glad I didn't shell my hard earned money to see this. This movie bored the hell out of me. If I wanted a long ass lecture about war, I'll go back to university. Good lead actors doesn't always mean a good time at the cinema, I'm sure glad I didn't shell my hard earned money to see this.
Rated 23 Nov 2011
85
89th
Far more engaging than I had expected. Especially Redford's own scenes are very thought provoking.
Rated 09 May 2008
45
25th
Passes the time.
Rated 03 Feb 2009
1
2nd
This is unhumanly dumb movie! It's a one of a kind junk. I'm really sad they drew so good of actors in it. It's a shame.
Rated 17 Nov 2007
25
8th
Having raved about Lions for Lambs for so long it was finally time to take a well positioned set in the auditorium to enjoy a highly acclaimed contribution to cinema by two of my esteemed colleagues. However at a mere 90 minute running time this is a sanctimonious, over blown film that loves the sound of it's own voice & that was designed with only one objective, Oscar night. A lot of hot air & not much else.
Rated 06 May 2012
70
17th
Despite of the three main characters decent performance, the movie seems to fail with the message its trying to send.
Rated 06 Jun 2008
60
50th
Preachy, biased, not incredibly well written but, well directed with some solid performances from veteran actors Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, Peter Berg, Michael Peña, and Derek Luke.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
30
6th
Ought to have been called "Slugs for Snails," so leisurely does it creep toward its predictably bombastic conclusion.
Rated 10 Nov 2007
75
53rd
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Rated 07 Dec 2008
44
43rd
worth a watch
Rated 07 Mar 2008
23
22nd
Has there ever been a Republican-friendly Hollywood movie?
Rated 25 Jul 2009
70
59th
Perhaps a bit to "talky", for some. But if you're interested in the subject you're never bored.
Rated 01 Dec 2007
43
18th
This movie is full of great, and important, themes and ideas. The problem is that it is so inartistic that it takes away from the potential impact it could have had.
Rated 10 Oct 2011
30
12th
Not nearly as smart as it thinks it is. "Here we are having a high minded debate ... " Riiight. For a movie that is apparently advocating critical thinking and serious discussion, its 'best and brightest' characters sure spout a lot of logical fallacies. L4L Drinking Game: take a drink every time someone uses a tu quoque argument. Please instead watch that other political Tom Cruise war film, Born on the Fourth of July.
Rated 26 May 2019
44
38th
Not exactly awful, but the three related-yet-disparate do not mesh to make one cohesive movie. I like the extended dialogues, but they're not to everyone's taste. Cruise is amazingly convincing as the hypocritical, double-talking senator... it's like he has had comprehensive life-experience in that area or something. Streep is great, Redford engaging as always, and the kids are excellent. And it's fun to see Kevin Dunn be serious about politics after loving him for all these years on Veep.
Rated 13 Sep 2020
50
28th
I saw this at the cinema, but don't recall much about it. Just another war thriller film in the years following 9/11, but the the three leads (Streep, Redford, Cruise) at least assert a powerful presence.
Rated 11 Jan 2021
35
15th
"Lions for Lambs" use of nonlinear storytelling makes the movie unenjoyable.
Rated 08 Mar 2023
1
5th
Yo this is way cringe like way beyond cringe. There’s this specific subgenre of earnestly antiwar mid to late 00s films that have unilaterally aged like milk ‘neath the Baghdad sun - not because I don’t hate neocons like infected anal fissures, but because neocons outflanked, co-opted and bought out their opponents to the degree that even Dick fucking Cheney is now treated as some rehabilitated figure, so what’s the point of movies like this today? Chuck ‘em all in the dustbin of history.

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