Cast

Ryan Phillippe Barry Pepper Joseph Cross Jesse Bradford Adam Beach John Benjamin Hickey

Credits

Written by: William Broyles Jr.

Plot

The six men who raised the flag on Iwo Jima return home as heroes and struggle with the myth built around the photograph.

Sinekatalog’s take

Eastwood's war film is more about image and fame than battle, and is serious and well made, if a bit cold.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (135,344 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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