2016 · 139 min

Hacksaw Ridge

Name: Hacksaw Ridge
Director: Mel Gibson
Released: 2016-10-07

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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Rated R.

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Quick Facts

Confidence: HIGH

Status: Provisional

Director: Mel Gibson

Why It's Disturbing

A wartime biographical drama involving combat conditions, gore, an abusive father, and alcoholism, alongside explicit religious themes and pacifist convictions.

Psychological20

Gore48

Bleakness18

Realism100

100

Dread20

Violence35

Body Horror5

Taboo8

Lingering Impact24

24.4

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