Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement is a 2000 American film directed by William Friedkin, and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson. The movie, a military, political, and legal drama, is about Marine Colonel Terry Childers, played by Jackson, who is brought to court-martial on charges of disobeying the rules of engagement in a military incident at an American embassy in Sana'a, Yemen, resulting in the slaughter of many civilians by Childers' men. The le... more

Initial release date:

  • Mar 31, 2000

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Runtime:

  • 2 h 8 min

Estimated budget:

  • 60,000,000 (US$)

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Directed by

William Friedkin

William Friedkin (born 29 August 1935) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing The Exorcist and The French Connection in the early 1970s. His recent film is Bug (2006) for which he won the FIPRESCI. After seeing the movie Citizen Kane as a boy, Friedkin...

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  • A hero should never have to stand alone.

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  • 2 h 8 min

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  • 60,000,000

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