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The War at Home (1996)

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Average Rating:7.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: When Vietnam vet Jeremy Collier returns home to Texas, after serving in Vietnam, his presence immediately causes conflicts within his dysfunctional family. Then, during a climactic Thanksgiving... When Vietnam vet Jeremy Collier returns home to Texas, after serving in Vietnam, his presence immediately causes conflicts within his dysfunctional family. Then, during a climactic Thanksgiving weekend, the deeply traumatized Jeremy and his stony father have it out... and Jeremy reveals exactly what he endured in Vietnam. But only time will tell whether the family will pull together -- or become even more fractured -- after the holiday is over. [More]

Starring: Emilio Estevez, Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Kimberly Williams

Starring: Emilio Estevez, Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Kimberly Williams, Corin Nemec, Ann Hearn, Carla Gugino, Marcus H. Nelson, Michael Wiseman, Jena Kraus, Chad Morgan, Penny Allen, Geoffrey Blake, Renee Estevez, Tuan Tran, Paloma Estevez, Efrain Briones, Tyler Shea Cone, Harvey L. Cyphers, Christopher Dahlberg, Chris Drewy, Reed Frerichs, Anthony D-Wayne Kitchen, Enoch Lawrence, Joe Lowry, Le'Roy Nellis, Lee Andrew Pachicano, Jeff D. Richey, Yogi Rise, Octavio O. Sanchez, Derrick Sanders, William Carvell Townsel, Paul A. Watkins

Director: Emilio Estevez

Director: Emilio Estevez
Screenwriter: James Duff
Story: James Duff
Producer: Emilio Estevez, Brad Krevoy, Steve Stabler, James Duff
Composer: Basil Poledouris

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