Stop-Loss (2008)

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The bravest place to stand is by each other's side.

A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

• Released: 2008-03-28
• Genres: Drama, War
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 288 votes

Directed by Kimberly Peirce.

Top cast

• Ryan Phillippe as Brandon King
• Abbie Cornish as Michelle
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tommy Burgess
• Channing Tatum as Steve Shriver
• Josef Sommer as Senator Orton Worrell
• Timothy Olyphant as Lieutenant Colonel Boot Miller
• Ciarán Hinds as Roy King
• Linda Emond as Ida King
• Steven Strait as Michael Colson
• Alex Frost as Shorty

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Stop-Loss

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; 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, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, 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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