Last Flag Flying
2017 · Movie · R · 125 min · ★ 6.8 · 71% critics
Decades after serving together, three former soldiers reunite when one of them loses his son in the military. As they travel with the casket toward a planned burial, the trip turns into a bittersweet journey filled with old memories, hard conversations, and unexpected moments of humor that force them to face how war still shapes their lives.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-11-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (489 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a funny-but-moving road trip about friendship, grief, and complicated patriotism; Not for you if you dislike slow, dialogue-heavy dramas or prefer constant action like Vice.
Pros: funny yet emotional; strong trio chemistry; heartfelt friendship themes | Cons: slow at moments; talky stretches; can feel long
Themes
- vietnam war
- vietnam veteran
- loss of loved one
- male friendship
- marine corps
- disillusionment
- iraq war
- alcohol abuse
- casket
- military funeral
- military memories
- loss of son
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Steve Carell
as Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
Bryan Cranston
as Sal Nealon
Laurence Fishburne
as Reverend Richard Mueller
- JJ
J. Quinton Johnson
as Charlie Washington
Deanna Reed-Foster
as Ruth Mueller
Yul Vazquez
as Lieutenant Colonel Wilits
- GW
Graham Wolfe
as John Redman
Jeff Monahan
as O'Toole
- DJ
Dontez James
as DAFB Guard
- TT
Tammy Tsai
as Mother (Irene)
Directed by Richard Linklater