Stop-Loss (2008) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	March 28, 2008
On DVD:	July 8, 2008
Genre:	Drama, War
Director:	Kimberly Peirce
Writer:	Mark Richard, Kimberly Peirce
Cast:	Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ciarï¿½n Hinds, Timothy Olyphant, Victor Rasuk, Rob Brown
AKA:	Stop Loss
Studio:	Paramount Pictures
Official site:	stoplossmovie.com
Running Time:	113 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for graphic violence and pervasive language

Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. Brandon tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with him in Iraq. Alongside their war-time buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty...

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In Stop-Loss, Ryan Phillippe stars as as a soldier who has returned from Iraq, only to find that the U.S. government has "broken his contract" and decided to send him back for yet another tour. Unwilling to return, he goes AWOL and sets off a series of events that put friends, family and himself in a precarious position.

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