Behind Enemy Lines

2001 106 min ★ 6.4 Action, Drama, Thriller, War

While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With time running out and a deadly tracker on his trail, Burnett's commanding officer, Admiral Reigart, decides to risk his career and launch a renegade rescue mission to save his life.

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Cast

Owen Wilson

Lt. Chris 'Longhorn' Burnett

Gene Hackman

Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group

Gabriel Macht

Lt. Jeremy 'Smoke' Stackhouse

Olek Krupa

General Miroslav Lokar

Vladimir Mashkov

Tracker (Sasha)

Marko Igonda

Bazda

David Keith

Master Chief Tom O'Malley

Charles Malik Whitfield

Capt. Glen Rodway, USMC

Eyal Podell

Petty Officer Kennedy

Joaquim de Almeida

Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command

Details

Director

John Moore

Screenplay

Zak Penn

Tagline

"His only weapon is his will to survive."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$91,753,202

Production

Davis Entertainment, 20th Century Fox

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

September 2, 2023

★ 6/10

Owen Wilson is a disillusioned pilot aboard an American aircraft carrier. Bored with the relentlessness of it all, he puts in his papers to the chagrin of his commanding officer. With two weeks left to go, he is flying a reconnaissance mission over Bosnia when he is shot down, his pilot murdered by rogue troops and he is forced to flee for his life - pursued by a ruthless sniper - whilst his task ...

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RalphRahal

February 2, 2025

★ 6/10

Behind Enemy Lines is one of those movies that doesn't try to be anything more than what it is, a straightforward action thriller with high-stakes chases and explosions. The plot is predictable, filled with familiar tropes and moments that feel like they were borrowed from other war films and stitched together. It doesn’t have much depth or originality, but it still manages to be entertaining. The...