Release Date
April 7, 2000
Director
William Friedkin
Writer
Stephen Gaghan
Cast
Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley, Philip Baker Hall, Bruce Greenwood, Kim Delaney, Anne Archer, Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson
Studio
Running Time
128 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for scenes of war violence and for language
A war hero orders his troops to fire on a crowd in Yemen, and afterwards no weapons are found. He is put on trial for the murder of hundreds of people, and calls on his old friend, now a retired military lawyer, to help him. ... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Rules of Engagement should have first gone over Rules of the Courtroom. As a war movie, Rules shines, but as a courtroom drama, it lacks in substance. Full movie review »
