Born on the Fourth of July

"A true story of innocence lost and courage found."

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7.0/10

1,840 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 6 nominations

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Best Film Editing

Best Director

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Best Sound

Best Picture

Best Actor

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Original Score

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

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National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$14.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$161.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$147.0M

ROI: +1050%

Budget Recovery1150% of budget

$0|Budget: $14.0M|Revenue: $161.0M

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60.7K

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Based On

Born on the Fourth of July

written work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Philippines

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Asia

Themes & Subjects

#vietnamveteran#vietnamwar

Characters

Ron Kovic

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Robert Richardson

Film Editing

David BrennerJoe Hutshing

Music / Score

John Williams

Production Design

Bruno Rubeo

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Born on the Fourth of July

Available in 72 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

AustraliaM

Germany16

FranceU

Brazil14

CZ18+

Denmark15

+8 more countries

Production

Director

Oliver Stone

Writers

Oliver Stone, Ron Kovic, Ron Kovic

Production Companies

Universal PicturesA. Kitman Ho ProductionsIxtlan Productions

Cast

Tom Cruise

Ron Kovic

Raymond J. Barry

Mr. Kovic

Caroline Kava

Mrs. Kovic

Kyra Sedgwick

Donna

Willem Dafoe

Charlie

Jerry Levine

Steve Boyer

Stephen Baldwin

Billy Vorsovich

Josh Evans

Tommy Kovic

Rob Camilletti

Tommy Finnelli

Vivica A. Fox

Hooker

Lili Taylor

Jamie Wilson

Tony Frank

Mr. Wilson

Tags & Keywords

vietnam warvietnam veteranpost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)1970swheelchairbiographybased on true storybased on memoir or autobiographydesertfourth of julyanti wardrunkenness1950s1960s

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