Movie · 145 min · R · drm, war
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Where to watch Born on the Fourth of July
Available on 3 platforms across 2 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 2 countries, best placed at #673 in Slovakia.
Available languages
Audio: Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Polish
Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Chart history
Born on the Fourth of July has spent 0 days in a top 3, 0 days in a top 10 and 11 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #22.
Cast
Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Kyra Sedgwick, Willem Dafoe, Jerry Levine, Stephen Baldwin, Josh Evans, Rob Camilletti, Vivica A. Fox, Lili Taylor, Tony Frank, Holly Marie Combs, Tom Berenger, Frank Whaley, Mark Moses, Bob Gunton, Cordelia González
Crew
Joseph P. Reidy (producer), Oliver Stone (director,producer,screenplay), Clayton Townsend (producer), A. Kitman Ho (producer), Lope V. Juban Jr. (producer), Ron Kovic (screenplay)
Awards
4 wins from 12 nominations.
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1990 — won
- Academy Award for Best Director 1990 — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- Academy Award for Best Actor 1990 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1990 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Sound 1990 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Original Score 1990 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Director 1990 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1990 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Picture 1990 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1990 — nominated