The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022 · Movie · R · 127 min · ★ 7.5 · 41% critics
In 1967, a New York man sets out to personally deliver American beer to friends serving in Vietnam as a way to show support. His good intentions quickly spiral into a dangerous journey that reshapes how he understands the war and his place in it.
Based on The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War
Also known as Une bière au front
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-09-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 41/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (905 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like heartfelt, war-focused true-story drama with occasional humor and a civilian’s changing perspective; Not for you if you want a consistently light comedy or a complex, fast-moving plot like The Lucky Ones or Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
Pros: heart and camaraderie; strong anti-war focus; some standout performances | Cons: uneven tone shifts; slow start; thin storytelling
Themes
- vietnam war
- based on novel or book
- war correspondent
- beer
- based on true story
- aftercreditsstinger
- 1960s
Cast & crew
Zac Efron
as John 'Chickie' Donohue
Russell Crowe
as Arthur Coates
Kyle Allen
as Bobby Pappas
Bill Murray
as The Colonel
Jake Picking
as Rick Duggan
Will Ropp
as Kevin McLoone
Archie Renaux
as Tom Collins
Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
as Christine
Will Hochman
as Tommy Minogue
Christopher Reed Brown
as Noodle
Directed by Peter Farrelly