# Stop-Loss (2008)

> A decorated Texas soldier fights the Army’s order to redeploy to Iraq just as he begins confronting the damage his first tour left behind.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4356

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Kimberly Peirce
- Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Channing Tatum, Josef Sommer, Timothy Olyphant, Ciarán Hinds, Linda Emond
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489281/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, somber, political, war drama viewing, political film night

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