Movie · Comedy · War & Military

A U.S. soldier with nothing to fight but boredom as the Cold War winds down, Ray Elwood (Phoenix) enjoys the rush of trading anything he can get his hands on in West Germany's booming black market ... while his inept commander (Ed Harris, THE HOURS) is none the wiser. Everything is perfect ... until he starts dating the new sergeant's daughter (Anna Paquin). But before he can pull off one last big score, Elwood's escalating personal war with Sergeant Lee will send him deeper into a deadly mess ... that may not have a way out!

2003 · 1h 38m
Director Gregor Jordan

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Buffalo Soldiers

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A U.S. soldier with nothing to fight but boredom as the Cold War winds down, Ray Elwood (Phoenix) enjoys the rush of trading anything he can get his hands on in West Germany's booming black market ... while his inept commander (Ed Harris, THE HOURS) is none the wiser. Everything is perfect ... until he starts dating the new sergeant's daughter (Anna Paquin). But before he can pull off one last big score, Elwood's escalating personal war with Sergeant Lee will send him deeper into a deadly mess ... that may not have a way out!

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Average 6.7
Reviews 115
Fresh 84
Rotten 31

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Studio
Miramax Films
Released
2003
Run Time
1 hr 38 min
Rated
R For violence, drug content, strong language and some sexuality.
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom, Germany
© 2001 Film Four Limited Grosvenor Park Productions UK

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.