Distributor Notes: When Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) is asked to review the posthumous candidacy of the first woman (Meg Ryan) to receive a medal of honor, he finds himself plunged into an apparent cover-up surrounding the actions that led to her death. As he struggles to uncover the truth, he also finds himself forced to confront his own tormenting demons. Matt Damon co-stars in this powerful and provocative drama.

Denzel Washington: American actor, GLORY/TRAINING DAY
Meg Ryan: American Actress, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993)
Lou Diamond Phillips: American actor/director, LA BAMBA
Matt Damon: American actor, screenwriter, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997)
Michael Moriarty: American Actor, BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY (1973)
Seth Gilliam: American Actor
Bronson Pinchot: American TV/Film Actor
Scott Glenn: Actor, JOURNEY TO THE END OF NIGHT, W.

Edward Zwick: Director/producer/screenwriter

John Davis: Producer
David T. Friendly: Producer
Joseph M. Singer: Producer

Patrick Duncan: American Director/Screenwriter

James Horner: Composer, COMMANDO (1985)

Steven Rosenblum: Editor, PEARL HARBOR (2001)

"...Denzel Washington is a potent actor in peak form....COURAGE UNDER FIRE honors its subject and its audience..."
"...Thoughtful. Intelligent. Moving. Provocative..." -- 4 out of 4 stars
"...[Washington gives a] haunted, nearly implosive performance." -- Rating: B+
"...Intelligent, involving and serious....Lou Diamond Phillips gives an intense, focused performance..."
"...Zwick's direction handles the many conflicting story possibilities with great clarity..."
"...A carefully conceived, dramatically honorable picture that treats its subject with clarity and intelligence..."