Content Warnings
Overall Severity: 🔴 85/100
Total warning time: 16m 15s
Sex/Nudity: 🟡 30/100 (8s)
- 🟡 30/100 [00:45:12 - 00:45:20] Brief scene with partial nudity of indigenous people.
Drug Use: 🟢 10/100 (5s)
- 🟢 10/100 [01:12:45 - 01:12:50] Soldiers briefly seen smoking cigarettes.
Violence: 🔴 95/100 (15m 50s)
- 🔴 95/100 [00:20:30 - 00:25:45] Intense battle scenes with graphic violence, including gunfire, explosions, and soldiers being shot.
- 🔴 90/100 [01:30:15 - 01:35:20] Close-up scenes of wounded and dying soldiers, with visible blood and injuries.
- 🔴 85/100 [02:10:00 - 02:15:30] Hand-to-hand combat with brutal and realistic violence.
Strong Language: 🔴 70/100 (12s)
- 🔴 70/100 [00:15:20 - 00:15:22] Use of the word 'f***' by a soldier.
- 🟡 60/100 [00:40:10 - 00:40:15] Multiple instances of strong language including 's***' and 'goddamn'.
- 🟡 65/100 [01:50:30 - 01:50:35] Soldiers shouting expletives during combat.
Movie FAQ
Q: What is the plot of The Thin Red Line (1998)?
A: The Thin Red Line is a war film that follows a group of American soldiers during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. The movie explores their physical and emotional struggles as they confront the brutalities of war, their own fears, and the moral dilemmas of combat.
A: The Thin Red Line is a war film that follows a group of American soldiers during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. The movie explores their physical and emotional struggles as they confront the brutalities of war, their own fears, and the moral dilemmas of combat.
Q: Who are the main actors in The Thin Red Line?
A: The movie features an ensemble cast including Jim Caviezel as Private Witt, Sean Penn as First Sergeant Edward Welsh, Nick Nolte as Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Tall, and Kirk Acevedo as Private Tella, among many others.
A: The movie features an ensemble cast including Jim Caviezel as Private Witt, Sean Penn as First Sergeant Edward Welsh, Nick Nolte as Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Tall, and Kirk Acevedo as Private Tella, among many others.
Q: Who directed The Thin Red Line?
A: The Thin Red Line was directed by Terrence Malick, known for his visually poetic and philosophical approach to filmmaking.
A: The Thin Red Line was directed by Terrence Malick, known for his visually poetic and philosophical approach to filmmaking.
Q: Is The Thin Red Line based on a book?
A: Yes, The Thin Red Line is based on the 1962 novel of the same name by James Jones, which was inspired by his own experiences during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II.
A: Yes, The Thin Red Line is based on the 1962 novel of the same name by James Jones, which was inspired by his own experiences during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II.
Q: What themes are explored in The Thin Red Line?
A: The film delves into themes such as the nature of war, the loss of innocence, the struggle between humanity and brutality, and the search for meaning amidst chaos. It also contrasts the beauty of nature with the destruction caused by war.
A: The film delves into themes such as the nature of war, the loss of innocence, the struggle between humanity and brutality, and the search for meaning amidst chaos. It also contrasts the beauty of nature with the destruction caused by war.
