Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement is a 2000 American war legal drama film directed by William Friedkin. It stars Tommy Lee Jones as U.S. Marine Colonel Hayes Hodges and Samuel L. Jackson as U.S. Marine Colonel Terry Childers. The plot revolves around Childers facing a court-martial after his orders lead to the deaths of civilians outside the U.S. embassy in Yemen.
ReleasedApr 7, 2000
Budget$60M
Box Office$71M
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Ryan Hurst
Corporal Hustings
8.1
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Guy Pearce
Maj. Mark Biggs
5.0
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Samuel L. Jackson
Col. Terry L. Childers
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Ben Kingsley
Ambassador Mourain
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Tommy Lee Jones
Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II
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Bruce Greenwood
National Security Advisor Bill Sokal
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