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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   28,153 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Scott Marshall Smith (written by)
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Release Date:
10 November 2000 (USA) more
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History is made by those who break the rules.
Plot:
The story of Carl Brashear, the first African American, then also the first amputee, US Navy Diver and the man who trained him. full summary | full synopsis
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9 nominations more
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(19 articles)
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Spectacular acting and fascinating diving scenes more (197 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert De Niro ... Chief 'Billy' Sunday

Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Chief Carl Brashear

Charlize Theron ... Gwen Sunday

Aunjanue Ellis ... Jo

Hal Holbrook ... 'Mr. Pappy'

Michael Rapaport ... GM1 Snowhill
Powers Boothe ... Captain Pullman

David Keith ... Captain Hartigan

Holt McCallany ... MM1 Dylan Rourke
David Conrad ... Lt. / Cmdr. / Capt. Hanks

Joshua Leonard ... PO2 Timothy Douglas Isert

Carl Lumbly ... Mac Brashear
Lonette McKee ... Ella Brashear

Glynn Turman ... Chief Floyd
Dennis Troutman ... Boots
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Also Known As:
Men of Honour (UK)
Navy Diver (USA) (working title)
The Diver (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for language.
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129 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Carl Brashear's great-nephew is NHL bruiser Donald Brashear of the New York Rangers. more
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Anachronisms: When MM1 Dylan Rourke is receiving his Navy and Marine Corps Medal in 1952, he is shown already wearing the ribbon for the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, which was not instituted until 1961. more
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[Student standing in underwear and banging on empty pot with spoon]
Diving Student: I stole a pie! I stole a pie! I stole a pie!
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Blue Yodel #4 more

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23 out of 29 people found the following review useful.
Spectacular acting and fascinating diving scenes, 19 March 2002
8/10
Author: Mika Pykäläaho (bygis80@hotmail.com) from Järvenpää, Finland

"Men of honor" - true story about a proud and persistent black navy diver (fabulous Cuba Gooding Jr.) is definitely a great movie that both touches and entertains and it's part of the absolute cream of the new millennium cinema. Wonderful acting is the main reason to make this movie something truly special and pretty enjoyable, splendid experience. Charismatic Robert De Niro is marvelous as rough, fierce and pitiless chief Billy Sunday - role is practically written for him. This film alongside with fantastic "15 minutes" (2001) are two of the latest proofs that he's still one of the very finest actors of our time. On the other hand "Men of honor" includes a fine performance from Cuba Gooding Jr. who has been one of the most promising young black actors since "Boyz n the hood". "Men of honor" goes straight into the company of "Jerry Maguire", "As good as it gets" and "Instinct". Cuba Gooding Jr. is a skillful and fantastic actor and I'm prepared to get lots of more terrific movies from him. "Men of honor" has also quite an excellent story-line and probably the most exciting diving sequences of the movie history. This is a great, fascinating movie and I can only recommend it.

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