Behind Enemy Lines

    Behind Enemy Lines
    2001

    Synopsis

    While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With time running out and a deadly tracker on his trail, Burnett's commanding officer, Admiral Reigart, decides to risk his career and launch a renegade rescue mission to save his life.

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    Cast

    • Owen WilsonLt. Chris 'Longhorn' Burnett
    • Gene HackmanAdmiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
    • Gabriel MachtLt. Jeremy 'Smoke' Stackhouse
    • Olek KrupaGeneral Miroslav Lokar
    • Vladimir MashkovTracker (Sasha)
    • Marko IgondaBazda
    • David KeithMaster Chief Tom O'Malley
    • Charles Malik WhitfieldCapt. Glen Rodway, USMC
    • Eyal PodellPetty Officer Kennedy
    • Joaquim de AlmeidaAdmiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command

    Recommendations

    • 75

      Philadelphia Inquirer

      Simplistic and jingoistic. But it's also explosively fun.
    • 70

      Wall Street Journal

      A Hollywood production that appeals to our patriotism while respecting our intelligence.
    • 70

      The New York Times

      As intense an immersion in military ambience as a Hollywood movie could hope to provide in just over 90 minutes.
    • 63

      Miami Herald

      The conflict (in Afghanistan) makes this updated Rambo-esque thriller seem at once dated and yet relevant in ways its creators could not have envisioned.
    • 63

      New York Post

      A slickly entertaining war movie that's sometimes striking, sometimes silly -- but never, ever boring.
    • 50

      New York Daily News

      There aren't many better examples of how commercial intuition sabotages story integrity in today's Hollywood.
    • 50

      Boston Globe

      As it is, Behind Enemy Lines will satisfy only those in search of a rousingly, if simplistically, patriotic bloodbath.
    • 40

      TV Guide Magazine

      The film's flashy visuals (apparently geared to engaging video game-impaired attention spans) are entertaining, but its cynicism is distasteful.