Platoon - Movie Dramas

Platoon is an action, war drama that follows a young Vietnam soldier as he faces the moral ethics of war and must cope with the horrors it brings. The movie was released on December 24th 1986. Platoon was directed by Oliver Stone.

The lead character is played by Charlie Sheen The movie also stars Forest Whitaker, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe. Platoon is a Cinema 86 film and grossed over $138 million domestically.

The writing credits for this film go to Oliver Stone.

The film had a run time of 120 minutes and was nominated for 4 academy awards.