SummaryDuring the WWII D-Day invasion, a squad of soldiers led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) is sent into Normandy to find Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), and return him to his mother in America. She has already lost three other sons in this war.
Directed By:Steven Spielberg
Written By:Robert Rodat
Saving Private Ryan
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
97% Positive
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100
Steven Spielberg's magnificent new film, Saving Private Ryan, redefines the World War II movie.
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A movie of staggering virtuosity and raw lyric power, a masterpiece of terror, chaos, blood, and courage.
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95% Positive
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Nov 20, 2025
10
Saving Private Ryan là phim chiến tranh nổi tiếng với cảnh mở đầu tại bãi biển Normandy chân thực và thông điệp nhân văn.
Oct 12, 2025
10
I still remember watching this on its release in UK and I remember teenager me, nervously joking with my pals munching on sweets in anticipation only to turn around, literally seeing a group of elderly veterans, medals on display sitting stoically. We quietened down and Spielberg took us all for the ride of our lives. It still holds up well today in part due to how it set the terms for the now over used handheld documentary style of action movies and its subdued colour palette. I can't quite express but the experience was so realistic and visceral to me it just felt like I was inside the real wartime experience. This became the peak for the director and the casting, writing, vfx sound effects and overall production quality are all just the peak of what cinema was/is capable of in terms of storytelling. It raised the bar for war movies few directors have reached this again!
100
No Hollywood film within recent memory has achieved such richness and originality of texture, such a compelling amalgam of passionate human drama and awesome technique.
100
Spectacular, wrenching masterpiece that unflinchingly documents the random horror, the grisly spectacle and the ugliness of war.
90
A magnificent piece of movie-making.
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Using the overpowering techniques of modern film, Steven Spielberg has cut through the glory-tinged gauze that shrouds World War II to reveal its brutal reality, creating a phenomenology of violence unsurpassed in the history of cinema.
50
Nothing that suggests an independent vision, unless you count seeing more limbs blown off than usual.
Oct 10, 2025
10
Greetings from Lithuania.
I can not really say anything about "Saving Private Ryan" (1998) that was not said before countless of times. I'm just going to praise it one more time. "Saving Private Ryan" is a masterpiece of movie-making, it's true. Almost no other war film can't take you to the place like this picture does. "Apocalypse Now" and "Saving Private Ryan" are the best war movies ever. Very different, yet very similar on the note of anti-war ideas. Now back to "Saving Private Ryan". The opening scene is ... well, you all know, it's a jaw dropping experience, and i mean, experience - for a 20 min you can partly feel what is war and how it was to a soldiers on that day. This scene alone is a excruciating masterpiece. The film settles then in to a journey through hell picture, it still remains unforgettable. No matter how many times you are watching "Saving Private Ryan", it grabs you from the opening scene and does not let go this the very last image. As i don't think there are people who never saw this film, i can just say, watch it again. It's a film to remember, and to learn. It's a masterpiece on all levels.
Mar 6, 2026
6
İlk izlediğimdeki tadı alamadım. Yaşlandık artık sanırım. Gerçeği tatmak, kurgunun tadını kaçırıyor...
Apr 22, 2025
6
It tells a military mission set in the Second World War. The basic plot is quite simple but this, combined with well-made action scenes, not excessive throughout the film and a linear and functional development, makes the film really enjoyable and above the average of the genre.
Aug 9, 2013
3
This is a typical Hollywood movie with lots of flash but no substance. The story is a joke and the characters are as one-dimensional as you can get. There's lots of big explosions, blood, and body parts, so if that's your thing, this is for you, but if you're looking for something more, you'd best look elsewhere. Try Platoon, Thin Red Line, the Dirty Dozen, or even Patton for a more worthwhile experience.
Production Company:
- DreamWorks Pictures
- Paramount Pictures
- Amblin Entertainment
- Mutual Film Company
- H2L Media Group
- Mark Gordon Productions
Release Date:Jul 24, 1998
Duration:2 h 49 m
Rating:R
Tagline:In the Last Great Invasion of the Last Great War, The Greatest Danger for Eight Men was Saving... One.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 5 Wins & 11 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 11 Wins & 14 Nominations
