Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

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His only weapon is his will to survive.

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.

Released: 2001-11-30
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Runtime: 1h 46m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 1,750 votes

Directed by John Moore.

Top cast

Owen Wilson as Lt. Chris 'Longhorn' Burnett
Gene Hackman as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
Gabriel Macht as Lt. Jeremy 'Smoke' Stackhouse
Olek Krupa as General Miroslav Lokar
Vladimir Mashkov as Tracker (Sasha)
Marko Igonda as Bazda
David Keith as Master Chief Tom O'Malley
Charles Malik Whitfield as Capt. Glen Rodway, USMC
Eyal Podell as Petty Officer Kennedy
Joaquim de Almeida as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Behind Enemy Lines

United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Fandango at Home Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, YouTube
India: rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube
Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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