Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

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A true story of innocence lost and courage found.

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

• Released: 1989-12-20
• Genres: Drama, War
• Runtime: 2h 25m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 1,949 votes

Directed by Oliver Stone.

Top cast

• Tom Cruise as Ron Kovic
• Raymond J. Barry as Mr. Kovic
• Caroline Kava as Mrs. Kovic
• Kyra Sedgwick as Donna
• Willem Dafoe as Charlie
• Jerry Levine as Steve Boyer
• Stephen Baldwin as Billy Vorsovich
• Josh Evans as Tommy Kovic
• Rob Camilletti as Tommy Finnelli
• Vivica A. Fox as Hooker

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Born on the Fourth of July

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; 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: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on JioHotstar
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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