Tears of the Sun (2003)
Directed by Antoine Fuqua · 121 min · War, Action, Drama
20.1 TOPICAL score · #4,505 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician.
Tears of the Sun (2003, directed by Antoine Fuqua) has a TOPICAL score of 20.1 - ranked 4,505 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 34% on Rotten Tomatoes · 4.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 48. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (2,731 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 35 languages.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics34% on Rotten Tomatoes · 4.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 48
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (2,731 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 35 languages
- Still read41,718 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Bruce Willis (actor #377), Monica Bellucci (actor #944), Cole Hauser (actor #1,752), Eamonn Walker