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An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
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An Officer and a Gentleman
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5.0
This is a wonderful movie precisely because its so willing to deal with matters of the heart.
Rogerebert
3.0
At the heart of this passable drama is a boys becoming men theme, as well as father son relationships, be they in the form of an alcoholic parent or a ..
Common Sense Media
4.5
Rarely does a film come along with so many finely drawn characters to care about.
Variety
4.5
Macho, materialistic, and pro militarist, its an objectionable little number made all the more insidious by the way Hackford pulls the strings and tur ..
Time Out
4.5
This is a wonderful film that will make you laugh and cry, smile and cringe, and give you more reason to believe in yourself, and follow your dreams t ..
JoBlo
5.0
An Officer and a Gentleman succeeds as both a magical love story and as a convincing portrait of one individuals passage into manhood.
Spirituality And Practice
5.0
Richard Gere as a sensitive, traumatized hustler who joins the navys flight school and becomes a man.
Chicago Reader
3.0
Not even the combined talents of Debra Winger and an Oscar winning Louis Gossett Jr can turn this one into a great movie, but if youre in the mood for ..
Radio Times
2.5
Old fashioned army film An Officer and a Gentleman comes as a surprise on the summer scene.
Cs Monitor
3.0
Screenwriter Stewart (himself a Navy Officers Candidate School survivor) and director Hackford have fashioned a movie that made audiences feel good ab ..
Emanuellevy
4.5
It is full of bang on melodramatics and simple, romanticized characters with carefully supplied motivations.
Time
4.4
The performances are uniformly strong, with Gere offering some of his best work though it pales in comparison with Gossetts tour de force as the tough ..
Movies Tv Guide
1.5
Phenomenally successful at the time of its release, but increasingly dated looking.
Film 4
3.5
They have taken a Silly Putty plot and molded it into a form that shows flair, intelligence and heart.
People
4.5
Its famous ending may be hokey, but in a movie this honest, it couldnt feel more right.
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