Review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989) by Joe S — 04 Mar 2009

If you don't love Scientology, then get the hell out, because I love Scientology.

This review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989) was written by Joe S on 04 Mar 2009.

Born on the Fourth of July has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Born on the Fourth of July

Review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

By Robert Stone (3) for The New York Review of Books (223) on 14 Aug 2018

The movie is all glib explanation... banal in its obviousness and crass in its moralizing…

Read Review

Review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

By Noname (709) on 10 Dec 2014

Very different than Stone's other Vietnam movie, Platoon. This one, is much more dark…

Read Review

Review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

By Bill S (2,971) on 10 Feb 2015

As wars continue to rage on across the world, there is one film that has held up over the course of time, and doesn't get the praise it deserves…

Read Review

Review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

By Logan M (1,902) on 05 Jul 2016

This film was incredible, a moving & powerful film in Stone's 'Vietnam' Trilogy, probably one of Cruise's finest performances…

Read Review

Review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 09 Jun 2018

There's ultimately little doubt that Born on the Fourth of July benefits substantially from Cruise's engrossing and often electrifying turn…

Read Review

Review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

By Jack J (3) on 13 Oct 2018

I've come to dispise tom cruise but the story is ture well played and I had the honor of hearing ron kovic speak in 1973 where I had marched…

Read Review

Review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

By Callan D (179) on 25 Aug 2017

Amazing movie about a Vietnam veterans life and has an unforgettable performance by Tom Cruise which is definitely the best of his entire career…

Read Review

Review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

By Kelvinselimor (157) on 17 Jul 2022

Born on the Fourth of July. There shouldn't be wars. Tom Cruise's superb acting deserves applause…

Read Review

Review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

By Factiondave 0 (35) on 11 May 2015

Tom Cruise manages to create a performance so real and so soul crushing it makes us feel bad for watching him suffer when we realise that this…

Read Review

Review of Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

By Schizoidnight (16) on 11 Jul 2020

Cruise plays the role of a stereotypical all-American boy, born straight out of an idyllic nuclear suburbia…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

By Richard Porton (36) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Jan 2000

The real stars of this film, however, are its dazzling cinematography and production design…

Read Review

Review of World Trade Center (2006)

By Mike (162) on 14 Sep 2006

This is the most boring movie I've ever seen…

Read Review

Review of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

By Anonymousmc (40) on 13 Jan 2008

Letter by letter is tedious beyond reason...instead of walking out, of the theatre I sat there working out faster ways to communicate…

Read Review

Review of The Men (1950)

By Brian "Theagelman" M (11) on 19 Mar 2007

His 1st movie.1 star,what do you expect 2…

Read Review

Review of Malcolm X (1992)

By Atheer O (171) on 21 Jan 2016

This is my favorite Spike Lee movie. That's not saying much. I cant stand his style…

Read Review

Review of Children of a Lesser God (1986)

By Bheema D (235) on 28 Dec 2014

Why, instead of using subtitles, does the main character regurgitate everything that is said through sign language…

Read Review

Review of The Elephant Man (1980)

By Ashleigh S (188) on 01 Jan 2010

So many pseudo-intellectual b.s. reviews saying this movie is so amazing. Work of art, masterpiece, blah blah…

Read Review

Review of Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

By Brad S (2,657) on 12 Mar 2016

I had to watch this movie in French Class and seriously I wanted to shoot myself in the head…

Read Review

Review of Man on the Moon (1999)

By Beeanadou (47) on 01 Aug 2019

Not entertaining at all…

Read Review

Review of Ray (2004)

By Nateblum7 (3) on 31 Jul 2021

This is the worst thing I could have ever done to myself…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

54%39 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews