Last Flag Flying

Nov 3, 2017

2h 5m

★ 6.8

Their last mission wasn't on the battlefield.

Overview

Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry, Sal and Richard reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing the burial, the trio take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire – along the way reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Detour Filmproduction

Zenzero Pictures

Cinetic Media

Amazon Studios

Last Flag Flying Trailers

Cast

Larry 'Doc' Shepherd

Steve Carell

Sal Nealon

Bryan Cranston

Reverend Richard Mueller

Laurence Fishburne

Charlie Washington

J. Quinton Johnson

Ruth Mueller

Deanna Reed-Foster

Lieutenant Colonel Wilits

Yul Vazquez

John Redman

Graham Wolfe

O'Toole

Jeff Monahan

DAFB Guard

Dontez James

Mother (Irene)

Tammy Tsai

Angry Father

Richard Barlow

Grieving Mother

Cathy O'Dell

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