Red Dawn
About Red Dawn
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.
John Milius's Red Dawn is a 1984 thriller war film. Patrick Swayze appears as Jed, Charlie Sheen as Matt, C. Thomas Howell as Robert, and Lea Thompson as Erica.
It runs 114 minutes and was released in August 1984. Written by John Milius and Kevin Reynolds.
Shelv files it under future, fighting, political thriller, and colorado. American members can watch it on AMC, AMC+ Amazon Channel, and Philo. It scores 6.3 out of 10 from 927 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.
Red Dawn, The Dark Knight Rises, and The Matrix Reloaded make useful companions to Red Dawn, all filed under fight, guerrilla warfare, and invasion.