Red Dawn (1984)

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In our time, no foreign army has ever occupied American soil. Until now.

It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.

• Released: 1984-08-10
• Genres: Thriller, War, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 939 votes

Directed by John Milius.

Top cast

• Patrick Swayze as Jed
• Charlie Sheen as Matt
• C. Thomas Howell as Robert
• Lea Thompson as Erica
• Darren Dalton as Daryl
• Jennifer Grey as Toni
• Powers Boothe as Andy
• Brad Savage as Danny
• Ben Johnson as Mason
• Harry Dean Stanton as Mr. Eckert

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Red Dawn

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on 7plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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