Southern Comfort

Name: Southern Comfort
Genre: Thriller, War
Released: 1981-09-24
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Franklyn Seales, T.K. Carter

1981·Movie·R·106 min·★ 6.9(366)

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“It's the land of hospitality... unless you don't belong there.”

A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.

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About Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort is a 1981 English-language thriller and war film directed by Walter Hill. The cast is led by Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward. It has a runtime of 1h 46m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Shudder.

Southern Comfort was produced by Cinema Group Ventures, Phoenix (II), and 20th Century Fox and made in United States of America. It was released on September 24, 1981, and carries a R certification.

Director: Walter Hill
Writers: David Giler, Walter Hill, Michael Kane
Release date: September 24, 1981
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Cinema Group Ventures, Phoenix (II), 20th Century Fox

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Southern Comfort cast & crew

Southern Comfort was directed by Walter Hill and written by David Giler, Walter Hill, and Michael Kane.

The cast features Keith Carradine as Spencer, Powers Boothe as Hardin, Fred Ward as Reece, Franklyn Seales as Simms, T.K. Carter as Cribbs, and Lewis Smith as Stuckey.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Ry Cooder, cinematography is by Andrew Laszlo, and it was produced by David Giler and William J. Immerman.

Is Southern Comfort worth watching?

Southern Comfort holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 366 ratings, a solidly received thriller films.

At 1h 46m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy thriller and war, Southern Comfort is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Southern Comfort

In United States, you can stream Southern Comfort on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Shudder, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Howdy Amazon Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

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