Lions for Lambs
2007 · Movie · R · 92 min · ★ 6.0 · 37% critics
Three storylines unfold in real time, linking a high-stakes political interview, a tense military situation overseas, and a campus conversation about responsibility and engagement. As arguments clash over war, media, and personal choices, each perspective raises questions about what it means to act—or stay on the sidelines—when consequences are real.
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-10-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 37/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (831 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy dialogue-driven dramas about war, politics, and personal responsibility, with intersecting perspectives rather than nonstop action; Not for you if you want clear resolutions or fast pacing like The Last Castle.
Pros: strong performances; thought-provoking debates; multiple viewpoints | Cons: preachy tone; talky and slow; thin payoff
Themes
- future
- journalist
- propaganda
- war on terror
- externally controlled action
- manipulation
- manipulation of the media
- afghanistan
- political negotiations
- past
- afghanistan war (2001-2021)
- terrorism
Cast & crew
Meryl Streep
as Janine Roth
Tom Cruise
as Senator Jasper Irving
Robert Redford
as Dr. Stephen Malley
Andrew Garfield
as Todd Hayes
Michael Peña
as Ernest Rodriguez
Derek Luke
as Arian Finch
Peter Berg
as Wirey Pink
Kevin Dunn
as ANX Editor
Christopher May
as Soldier
Larry Bates
as Soldier
Directed by Robert Redford