Lions for Lambs

Oct 22, 2007

1h 32m

★ 6.0

If you don't STAND for something, you might FALL for anything.

Overview

Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Drama

History

Production Companies

Wildwood Enterprises

Andell Entertainment

Brat Na Pont Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

United Artists

Lions for Lambs Trailers

Cast

Janine Roth

Meryl Streep

Senator Jasper Irving

Tom Cruise

Dr. Stephen Malley

Robert Redford

Todd Hayes

Andrew Garfield

Ernest Rodriguez

Michael Peña

Arian Finch

Derek Luke

Wirey Pink

Peter Berg

ANX Editor

Kevin Dunn

Soldier

Christopher May

Soldier

Larry Bates

Soldier

David Pease

Soldier

Heidi Janson

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