Platoon (1986)

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The first casualty of war is innocence.

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

• Released: 1986-12-19
• Genres: Drama, War, Action
• Runtime: 2h 0m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 5,291 votes

Directed by Oliver Stone.

Top cast

• Charlie Sheen as Chris Taylor
• Willem Dafoe as Sergeant Elias Grodin
• Tom Berenger as Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes
• Kevin Dillon as Bunny
• Forest Whitaker as Big Harold
• Mark Moses as Lieutenant Wolfe
• Keith David as King
• Richard Edson as Sal
• Francesco Quinn as Rhah
• John C. McGinley as Sergeant O'Neill

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Platoon

• United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus; watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; 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 MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Netflix, MGM Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Stan, Netflix Standard with Ads, MGM Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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