Tears of the Sun
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator,… From TMDB
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37 of 37 · most liked firstTears of the Sun (The Director's Cut). Posting this again, as it was such fun to play. My friend David Hunter, took on the starring role of Lt A.K. Waters from the movie. Can the brave and charismatic US Ranger and his team evacuate the beautiful Dr Kendricks & the villagers to safety?
unlabelledView post →Tears of the Sun is a HARD movie for me to watch.
unlabelledView post →5. I have a blockbuster rental DVD copy of Tears of the Sun. The special edition, to be exact. I don't even know what this movie is or what it's about. I just liked the fact that it's a blockbuster rental DVD.
unlabelledView post →I initially saw Titan A.E on TV having missed what it was called. Misunderstanding one of the bumpers, I thought the movie was called Tears of the Sun I was today years old when I realized that the movie I now know as Empire of the Sun is distinct from Tears I have no clue what Tears of the Sun is
unlabelledView post →Happy 51st Birthday To Cole Hauser Cole Hauser (Born March 22, 1975) Is An American Actor. He Is Known For Film Roles In Higher Learning, School Ties, Dazed And Confused, Good Will Hunting, Pitch Black, Tigerland, Hart's War, Tears Of The Sun, The Family That Preys, 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Cave,
unlabelledView post →Tears of the Sun (Antoine Fuqua). I decided to go with one of his lesser-known or recognized films. I do think about this movie a lot.
unlabelledView post →Obviously the best Christmas movie ever, Die Hard. But, in addition to that, Tears of the Sun Armageddon Hart’s War Alpha Dog
unlabelledView post →The 5th Element wins. Period. But if that film didnt exist. Tears of the Sun & Surrgates would be fist fighting for the prize.
unlabelledView post →One of my favourite action movie tropes is when the badguys bite off more than they can chew & underestimate their opponents. #NW COUNTERATTACK on #Netflix classic Tears of The Sun/ Wild Geese / Behind Enemy Lines style #DTV #Action
unlabelledView post →Just watched Tears of the Sun (2003). Was in the mood for a Bruce movie. Kinda by-the-numbers but it was just fine. It’s about Bruce unilaterally stopping a Nigerian genocide, so it’s some good fantasy/wish-fulfillment for the present moment. Very much an “America fuck yeah” kind of film, though.
unlabelledView post →If American's don't know what ethic cleansing is and given they won't know history etc unless its on film, watch 'Tears of the Sun' and see what Isreal is doing right now as I type to Palestinians
unlabelledView post →Tears of the Sun is a solid action movie.
unlabelledView post →Tears Of The Sun Or If it counts Look Who’s Talking it’s a voiceover but he makes that film funny.
unlabelledView post →Tears of the Sun. Very gripping movie and very emotional too. 🫶 But I also love it when he makes appearances in other little random things like in Friends.
unlabelledView post →Happy 50th Birthday To Cole Hauser Cole Hauser (Born March 22, 1975) Is An American Actor. He Is Known For Film Roles In Higher Learning, School Ties, Dazed And Confused, Good Will Hunting, Pitch Black, Tigerland, Hart's War, Tears Of The Sun, The Family That Preys, 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Cave,
unlabelledView post →🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨 We are thrilled to return this week with our first episode of 2025! This week we examine 'Tears of the Sun' starring Bruce Willis at a SEAL team leader. Listen now on all podcast platforms and here: fightingonfilm.com/tears-of-the... #Movies #Podcast #MovieReviews #film
unlabelledView post →Check out our latest episode to hear our wrap up discussion on Season 2 of Bruce Willis films! Josh: Unbreakable Die Hard 4 Whole Nine Yards Over The Hedge Kendrick: Grindhouse Tears of the Sun Lucky Numbe Slevin Sin City
unlabelledView post →The (movie) Tears of the Sun 1080p (iTunes)(DE) €3.99 (Action) (iMDB) 6.9 Cast: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Eamonn Walker, Johnny Messner, Nick Chinlund
unlabelledView post →The (movie) Tears of the Sun 1080p (iTunes)(AU) AU$4.99 (Action) (iMDB) 6.9 Cast: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Eamonn Walker, Johnny Messner, Nick Chinlund
unlabelledView post →Grandparents with way too young grandkids brought in a bucket of KFC for Tears of the Sun That’s the Bruce Willis war movie in Nigeria, with a scene of napalmed human flesh falling off the bone…
unlabelledView post →Tears of the Sun: Danger Close is one of the more emotional ones IMO. The whole movie is like that youtu.be/aZ8HIZvI5xU
unlabelledView post →The (movie) Tears of the Sun 1080p (iTunes)(US) $4.99 (Action) (iMDB) 6.9 Cast: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Eamonn Walker, Johnny Messner, Nick Chinlund
unlabelledView post →I think he watched a rerun of the film Tears of the Sun and thinks it is a current documentary - dementia advances.
unlabelledView post →There’s one laugh-out-loud funny moment at the briefing in the beginning of the movie Tears of the Sun when the commanding officer is like, “You need to extract a doctor from Nigeria,” and…
unlabelledView post →Tears of the Sun (2003) is a great looking movie with good action that absolutely gets everything about the SEALs wrong. Except how much they shoot at shit that they can't actually see.
unlabelledView post →I haven't watched Tears of the Sun in ages and so I completely forgot that Cole Hauser aka: Rip Wheeler was in this movie.
unlabelledView post →The Core Tears of the Sun Bringing Down the House Piglet’s Big Movie Agent Cody Banks The Hunted Can’t find the far left or far right
unlabelledView post →The (movie) Tears of the Sun (HD) is available today on (iTunes)(Germany) for €3.99 Cast: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Eamonn Walker, Johnny Messner, Nick Chinlund Genre: (Action) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tears_of_t...
unlabelledView post →oh goodness. happy 49th birthday to Cole. "Cole Kenneth Hauser (born March 22, 1975)[1][2] is an American actor. He is known for film roles in Higher Learning, School Ties, Dazed and Confused, Good Will Hunting, Pitch Black, Tigerland, Hart's War, Tears of the Sun, ..." 1/3
unlabelledView post →See a good Bruce Willis film- Tears of the Sun
unlabelledView post →This movie in 2003 would have mad $80 million at the box office and would be on TNT/AMC every other week. (See: Tears of the Sun) Now, it came out in February, made like $7 million and the dumped it on Netflix like 4 months after its release. Watch it with your dad when you go home. He’ll love it.
unlabelledView post →Nov 6 : Civil War #Bales2024FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 #TearsOfTheSun (2003) A Special-Ops commander leads his Navy SEAL team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor during civil war in Nigeria 🇳🇬 Recommended Watch - Truly heartbreaking in parts [1/3]
unlabelledView post →Nov 6 : Civil War #Bales2024FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 #TearsOfTheSun (2003) A Special-Ops commander leads his Navy SEAL team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor during civil war in Nigeria 🇳🇬 Recommended Watch - Truly heartbreaking in parts [2/3]
unlabelledView post →Nov 6 : Civil War #Bales2024FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 #TearsOfTheSun (2003) A Special-Ops commander leads his Navy SEAL team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor during civil war in Nigeria 🇳🇬 Recommended Watch - Truly heartbreaking in parts [3/3]
unlabelledView post →Jan 26 : Movie that gives you hope for the human race #HappyJanuaryMovieChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 @JanuaryMovie #TearsOfTheSun (2003) A Special-Ops commander leads his team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a Doctor who will only join them if they agree to save 70 refugees too. Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Eamonn Walker and Tom Skerritt.
unlabelledView post →Watching Tears Of The Sun A Bruce Willis action movie that I remember missing due to being away, and it being a touch more complex than the standard bangy crasher. Its nice to see Willis in his heyday trying something a little different (admittedly only a little)
unlabelledView post →Solemn life-or-death jungle mission is one-note, but worthwhile for a few reasons A squadron of Navy Seals led by Lt. Waters (Bruce Willis) are ordered to Nigeria to remove a beautiful American doctor (Monica Belucci) from a Christian village before Islamic militants move in and annihilate 'em all. The Doctor insists that "her people" go with them and so Waters opts for leading 'em out on foot to the Cameroon border. Will they make it out alive? "Tears of the Sun" (2003) has an ultra-serious…
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