"Courage Under Fire" (1996)
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This moving Gulf War drama also features knockout work from a young Matt Damon and, believe it or not, Lou Diamond Phillips. But it’s Washington’s terrific performance, as a military officer investigating whether or not a deceased female pilot merits a medal of honor, that makes it worth seeing. Emotional, but never overwrought, he’s in peak form here.
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