Platoon

"The first casualty of war is innocence."

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Ratings & Reviews

8.1/10

472,202 votes

89/100

Fresh

92/100

Metascore

7.7/10

5,077 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 4 wins•📋 3 nominations

Won

Best Film Editing

Best Sound

Best Director

Best Picture

Nominated

Best Supporting Actor

Best Cinematography

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

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Golden Globe Awards

🏆 3 wins

Won

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Best Director

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BAFTA Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

Best Direction

Best Editing

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$6.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$138.5M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$138,530,565

United States

Profit

+$132.5M

ROI: +2209%

Budget Recovery2309% of budget

$0|Budget: $6.0M|Revenue: $138.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

115.9K

Daily Avg

1.9K

7-Day Trend

-5%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Philippines

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Vietnam

Time Period

1968

Themes & Subjects

#vietnamwar

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Robert Richardson

Film Editing

Claire Simpson

Music / Score

Georges Delerue

Production Design

Bruno Rubeo

Production Companies

Hemdale films

Distributors

Orion PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Platoon

Available in 81 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	Kanopy, Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	MGM Amazon Channel	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaR 18+	Stan, MGM Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaR 18+

Germany16

France12

Argentina18

Belgium18

Brazil14

+17 more countries

Production

Director

Oliver Stone

Writer

Oliver Stone

Production Companies

Hemdale Film CorporationArnold Kopelson Productions

Cast

Charlie Sheen

Chris Taylor

Willem Dafoe

Sergeant Elias Grodin

Tom Berenger

Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes

Kevin Dillon

Bunny

Forest Whitaker

Big Harold

Mark Moses

Lieutenant Wolfe

Keith David

King

Richard Edson

Sal

Francesco Quinn

Rhah

John C. McGinley

Sergeant O'Neill

Johnny Depp

Gator Lerner

No Image

Reggie Johnson

Junior

Tags & Keywords

dying and deathvietnam warhelicopterambushwar crimesvillageminebunkerinfantryjunglegang rapesoldierbattleviolent deathfalse accusations

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