A Few Good Men (1992)
In the heart of the nation's capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop at nothing to keep his honor, and one will stop at nothing to find the truth.
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 11 December 1992 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Rob Reiner |
| Starring | Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore |
| Runtime | 138 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.1/10 · Metacritic 62/100 · Rotten Tomatoes 84% · IMDb 7.7/10 · TMDB users 7.6/10 |
| Box office | $243 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Rob Reiner’s 1992 drama runs 138 minutes, a stretch that feels longer because the tension never lets you breathe. Tom Cruise plays Lt. Daniel Kaffee, a lawyer whose confidence is matched only by his ignorance of the military’s internal politics. Jack Nicholson’s Col. Nathan Jessep is the reason you stay until the end, a figure who turns legal procedure into a weapon. The film is less about the murder and more about the power dynamics that allow it to happen. It is a courtroom drama that understands the room.
What the critics said
Critics largely agreed the acting carried the weight. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 84% approval rating as of August 2024, while Metacritic sits at 62. The consensus notes the stars compensate for a predictable plot. Vincent Canby of the New York Times found it lacked "the surprises of Witness for the Prosecution." He also disliked when it seemed "to force-feed the audience." Roger Ebert, giving 2.5 stars, worried the script didn't let viewers figure things out.
How it did with audiences
The film took in $243 million worldwide. On TMDB, users rate it 7.6 out of 10. IMDb’s weighted average sits at 7.7/10 as of February 2026. That is a solid score for a movie that relies on dialogue rather than explosions to keep you in your seat. The numbers say people liked it; the reviews say they respected it.
Awards
Jack Nicholson took the Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor and the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film also picked up the MTV Movie Award for Best Movie. It landed 4 wins from 17 nominations. The National Board of Review ranked it in their Top Ten Films. A solid resume for a courtroom drama that prefers its applause off-camera.
What came next for the cast
Tom Cruise arrived with Top Gun and Rain Man, then spent the decades between here and Maverick largely in the same zip code. Jack Nicholson drifted from Cuckoo's Nest to The Departed, a gap filled with Mars Attacks. Demi Moore moved from Ghost to The Substance, navigating the middle years with a mix of action and comedy that defied simple categorization. Kevin Bacon slid from Friday the 13th to X-Men: First Class, proving the range was always there, just waiting for the right script. The film did not cause these specific arcs. It simply sat in the middle of them, a fixed point on a moving timeline.
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