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Behind Enemy Lines

Play trailer 2:24 Poster for Behind Enemy Lines PG-13 2001 1h 46m Action War Mystery & Thriller Drama Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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36% Tomatometer 132 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
A Navy pilot (Owen Wilson) is shot down over enemy territory, and struggles to survive the relentless pursuit of a ruthless secret police enforcer, a deadly tracker, and countless hostile troops. With time running out, the injured pilot's commanding officer (Gene Hackman) goes against orders to carry out a desperate rescue mission.
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Critics Consensus

The plot for Behind Enemy Lines is more jingoistic than credible, and the overload of flashy visual tricks makes the action sequences resemble a video game.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 10/14/2010
4/5
Action movie with intense peril and devastation. Go to Full Review
Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune 11/06/2002
The filmmakers do their best to distract us, but eventually it becomes hard to ignore that Behind Enemy Lines is one long chase sequence. Go to Full Review
Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films 05/09/2002
B+
Goes over the top and beyond in grandly heroic and even superheroic style, in a way unmatched by any war movie since Rambo: First Blood Part II. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Feb 22
2/4
...an effort that slowly-but-surely squanders its solid premise and impressive cast... Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 03/02/2025
5/10
It isn’t one of the great war movies, again and again disrupted by poor editing choices, but it’s still modest entertainment. Go to Full Review
Mitchell Beaupre Paste Magazine 09/22/2022
3.5/10
Drearily gauzed over with a blue-tinted aesthetic, peppered with questionable depictions of its antagonistic forces and featuring a woefully miscast Owen Wilson in the leading role, there’s not a lot to admire about the film. Go to Full Review
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Crazy P @RT75776803 1d Owen Wilson didn't seem like he was going to be a good character for this movie but it actually turned out surprisingly interesting. See more Andy K. @Andilucus Mar 13 The people who made this movie think you’re stupid. See more Los G @Losmax Oct 11 The critics are unkind to this. There's nothing particularly new here, but it's a solid actioner, with a few very exciting sequences. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Aug 30 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more David G. @CacheMoney Jul 10 Great movie from when I was younger. Still a darn good movie. Also, it is loosely based on a true story. See more David H @RT60765788 May 26 The critics are stupid this is an excellent movie See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A Navy pilot (Owen Wilson) is shot down over enemy territory, and struggles to survive the relentless pursuit of a ruthless secret police enforcer, a deadly tracker, and countless hostile troops. With time running out, the injured pilot's commanding officer (Gene Hackman) goes against orders to carry out a desperate rescue mission.
Director
John Moore
Producer
John Davis
Screenwriter
David Veloz, Zak Penn, Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox, Davis Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (War Violence|Some Language)
Genre
Action, War, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Adventure
Original Language
Czech
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 30, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$58.9M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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