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Red Tails

  • 5.9 /10

  • 668

  • 41%

Plot

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.

Cast

Bryan Cranston as Colonel William Mortamus
Bryan Cranston

as Colonel William Mortamus

David Oyelowo as Joe 'Lightning' Little
David Oyelowo

as Joe 'Lightning' Little

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Major Emanuelle Stance
Cuba Gooding Jr.

as Major Emanuelle Stance

Daniela Ruah as Sofia
Daniela Ruah

as Sofia

Terrence Howard as Col. A.J. Bullard
Terrence Howard

as Col. A.J. Bullard

Andre Royo as Antwan 'Coffee' Coleman
Andre Royo

as Antwan 'Coffee' Coleman

Robert Kazinsky as Chester
Robert Kazinsky

as Chester

Lee Tergesen as Colonel Jack Tomlinson
Lee Tergesen

as Colonel Jack Tomlinson

Matthew Leitch as Lt. David Long
Matthew Leitch

as Lt. David Long

Michael B. Jordan as Maurice Wilson
Michael B. Jordan

as Maurice Wilson

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • January 19, 2012

Production Companies

  • Lucasfilm Ltd.

  • Partnership Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

  • Czech Republic

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Deutsch

  • Italiano

Budget

  • $58,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $50,365,377.00

Runtime

  • 2.08 hrs

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Reviews

I have to say that I was a wee bit disappointed in this movie. I felt it was surprisingly mediocre and very “Hollywood”. The good parts are the flight scenes and the special effects. They are enjoyable to watch and reasonably well done. However, that is pretty much what makes up this movie in terms of enjoyment. I would say that a lot of it is not very realistic. The German anti-aircraft gu…

Yeah, I came into this long after seeing HBO's Tuskegee Airmen, which kind of stared everyone on earth and was brilliantly acted and had a great and compelling plot. So this is kind of a bias review. Compared to the HBO original movie, Red Tails has better special effects but that's about all. The story is worse, the plot is worse, the acting is worse. The history is worse, and I like to gi…