A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men
Original theatrical release poster
Directed byRob Reiner
Screenplay byAaron Sorkin
Based onA Few Good Men
by Aaron Sorkin
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert Richardson
Edited byRobert Leighton
Music byMarc Shaiman
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • December 9, 1992 (1992-12-09) (Westwood, Los Angeles)
  • December 11, 1992 (1992-12-11) (United States)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$33–40 million[1][2]
Box office$243.2 million[1]

A Few Good Men is a 1992 American legal drama film based on Aaron Sorkin's 1989 play. It was written by Sorkin, directed by Rob Reiner, and produced by Reiner, David Brown and Andrew Scheinman. It stars an ensemble cast including Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, J. T. Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kiefer Sutherland. The plot follows the court-martial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tribulations of their lawyers as they prepare a case.

Produced by Castle Rock Entertainment, the film was released by Columbia Pictures on December 11, 1992, and premiered on December 9, 1992, at Westwood, Los Angeles. It received acclaim for its screenwriting, direction, themes, and acting, particularly that of Cruise, Nicholson, and Moore. It grossed more than $243 million on a budget of $40 million, and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.[3]

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  3. ^ "The 65th Academy Awards". oscars.org. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2021.