19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
Direction
Ang Lee's hyper-real 120fps experiment — divisive but unforgettable.
Acting
Steve Martin's oily producer steals every scene he's in.
Director
Ang Lee
Joe Alwyn
Billy Lynn
Kristen Stewart
Kathryn Lynn
Chris Tucker
Albert
Garrett Hedlund
David Dime
Makenzie Leigh
Faison
Vin Diesel
Shroom
Steve Martin
Norm Oglesby
Stro
Lodis (as Brian 'Astro' Bradley)
Arturo Castro
Marcellino 'Mango' Montoya
Ismael Cruz Cordova
Sgt. Holliday
Barney Harris
Sykes
Beau Knapp
Crack
Mason Lee
Foo
Ben Platt
Josh
Bruce McKinnon
Ray Lynn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ang Lee shot at 120 frames per second in 4K 3D — only a handful of theaters worldwide could actually play it properly.
The novel's author Ben Fountain spent years unemployed after publishing; this film adaptation arrived as 'Oscar bait' and promptly bombed, becoming its own meta-commentary on American failure.
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