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28 June 2000 (USA) moreTagline:
What would you do if they destroyed your home, threatened your family. Where would you draw the line? morePlot:
Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son. full summary | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Warner to develop live-action ‘Tom Thumb’ (From screeninglog. 8 October 2008, 2:12 PM, PDT)
Gibson: 'I'm A Manic Depressive'
(From WENN. 15 May 2008, 9:14 AM, PDT)
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A family caught in the current of great events moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. Nov. 22 | 7:10 AM | MAX |
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Rated R for strong war violence.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
165 min | 175 min (extended version)Language:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:Unrated (extended version) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R15 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (Certificate #37232)Filming Locations:
Botany Bay Plantation - 7510 Botany Bay Road, Edisto Island, South Carolina, USA moreMOVIEmeter: 
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When teaching Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger how to shoot a muzzle-loading rifle, technical advisor Mark Baker gave them the advice to "aim small, miss small", meaning that if you aim at a man and miss, you miss the man, while if you aim at a button (for instance) and miss, you still hit the man. Gibson liked this bit advice so much he incorporated it into the movie, just prior to the ambush scene. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Young unmarrieds would not have kissed in public. moreQuotes:
General O'Hara: [carrying a British uniform stuffed like a scarecrow] Your grace, one of our captured officers. moreSoundtrack:
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This is the story of a man whose family is the most important thing in his life. That family is threatened by the outbreak of revolution and war. From the perspective of 225 years we call this event the Revolutionary War, but it was fought like a civil war because most Americans of the day considered themselves Englishmen.
Mel Gibson is great as a man determined to hold his family together and keep it safe from the destruction of war. How well he succeeds or fails in this effort is what the film is all about.
If you are my age you will remember the 1961 Jimmy Stewart movie, Shenandoah, set in Virginia at the outbreak of the Civil War. Shenandoah deals with the same theme found in The Patriot. I always thought Shenandoah was Stewart's best film. Mel Gibson's performance in The Patriot rises to that same level and I think it should earn him an Academy Award.
Whatever comparisons you've heard involving The Patriot and Braveheart, forget them. Both films have great energy, sweep and thousands of extras but The Patriot tells a story to which every parent can relate. This is a film you must see. You will want to own it and see it often.
This film has it all - scope, thousands of extras and poignancy. So... if you've got 2 1/2 hours you don't know what to do with, go see The Patriot.