Saving Private Ryan
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose comrades have been killed in action.
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Director
Steven Spielberg
Studio
N/A
Release
24 Jul 1998
Runtime
169 min
Genres
Drama, War
Cast & Characters
Tom Hanks
Matt Damon
Tom Sizemore
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Critical Assessment
Saving Private Ryan holds 8.6/10 on IMDb (1,635,552 votes), 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 91/100 on Metacritic.
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Ratings as of 2026-07-30
AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.6/10 on IMDb (1,635,552 votes), 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 91/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Fan & Critic Buzz
The movie received generally positive reviews, with many praising its realistic depiction of war and the carnage that accompanied it. Reviewers noted that Spielberg's direction helped to shift the historical war drama genre in a new and more accurate way. The film was also commended for its strong interpersonal relationships between the cast members.
Reviews
Great WWII war action in France, but too much of the drama is weak RELEASED IN 1998 and directed by Steven Spielberg, "Saving Private Ryan" (SPR) is about the Normandy invasion and its immediate aftermath from June 6-16, 1944. The focus is on a Captain (Tom Hanks) and his men who…
Wuchak · 6/10This movie should be known for changing Historical War Dramas as we know them. It was the first to accurately depict the carnage of war, and changed the direction of this genre of movies for all time. The initial D-Day scene was fantastic. Afterwards, Tom Hanks is ordered to chos…
E.J. Cummings · 10/10I watched this movie during a project at school. Saving Private Ryan was a beautiful and, above all, realistic film. The film presented in a realistic way how the war went then. Most of the film was set in Europe in 1944. The story is that American soldiers are being sent to Euro…
Recensie saving private Ryan Information about the movie Title: Saving Private Ryan Regisseur: Steven Spielberg Most important actors: Tom Hanks as Captain Miller en Matt Damon as Private Ryan Genre: War, Drama and history Setting: Normandy, France Plot: During WWII, Chief of Sta…
I don't think I can recall any Hollywood film that depicts the atrocities of the D-Day landings as effectively as this does at the start. Indeed, watching it you wonder just how any of the Allied soldiers managed to ever survive the water let alone fight their way up a beach crow…
CinemaSerf · 8/10Rating 70/100 Amazing start showcasing just how atrocious and disgusting war is. Followed by a non-sensical plot point to rescue one person in a war where millions died, because he's the last guy in his family. I really liked the interpersonal relationships between the cast, the…
attractor5454 · 7/10The opening scene on Omaha Beach lives rent-free in my head. Not because I want it to, but because my father — whose special interest is the World Wars — wanted me to "understand the horrors and reality of war" at 12 years old. I'm truly unsure why it couldn't have waited until I…
Reddazrael · 7/10