The War (1994)

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The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.

• Released: 1994-11-04
• Genres: Drama, War
• Runtime: 2h 6m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 232 votes

Directed by Jon Avnet.

Top cast

• Elijah Wood as Stu Simmons
• Kevin Costner as Stephen Simmons
• Mare Winningham as Lois Simmons
• Lexi Randall as Lidia Joanne Simmons
• LaToya Chisholm as Elvadine
• Christopher Fennell as Billy Lipnicki
• Donald Sellers as Arliss Lipnicki
• Leon Sills as Leo Lipnicki
• Will West as Lester Lucket
• Lucas Black as Ebb

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The War

• United States: 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, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, 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

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