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The Deer Hunter

1978, Movie, 3h 3min

A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.

Country: United Kingdom,United States

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Reviews

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...bold and brilliant Vietnam war epic...

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Colin Kennedy

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...The Deer Hunter is a film of enormous, if mostly melancholy, beauty.

Read full review at Empire

Mattias

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An absolute classic! The balance in plot is slightly off. Less about the life before and more about the life in Vietnam and the life after. This is a move you much watch.

1 year ago

Critic Roger Ebert

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What The Deer Hunter insists is that we not forget the war.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Steen

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Stærk, den sætter sig fast

3 years ago

Critic Jacob Ludvigsen

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...filmens relevans vil være uomtvistelig lige så længe, der er krig i verden.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Frequently asked questions

What is The Deer Hunter about? Toggle content

In a tight-knit community in Pennsylvania, three friends embark on a journey that changes their lives forever. Before they enlist to fight in the Vietnam War, they celebrate friendships and love as they prepare for an uncertain future. Once in Vietnam, the horrors of war shatter their lives as they are thrust into a brutal game that tests their courage and humanity. Their experiences create lasting scars that reshape their identities long after returning home. As they grapple with the haunting aftermath of war and loss, each must confront the profound impact of their past choices on themselves and those around them. This film explores themes of friendship, sacrifice, and the enduring effects of trauma against a backdrop of both camaraderie and chaos.

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The Deer Hunter is currently unavailable to stream in undefined on the streaming services we have in our catalogue

What movies are similar to The Deer Hunter? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Deer Hunter include Apocalypse Now, Barry Lyndon, A Bridge Too Far, Lion of the Desert, MacArthur, The Duellists.