Hacksaw Ridge
One of the greatest heroes in American history never fired a bullet.
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T.Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
- Director
- Mel Gibson
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $175M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Hacksaw Ridge actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Hacksaw Ridge appears in 5 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Movies of the 2010s Ranked #14
Placed at #14 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #34
Placed at #34 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #37
Placed at #37 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Drama Movies Ranked #43
Placed at #43 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #55
Placed at #55 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
12 wins · 18 nominations
Academy Awards
2 wins · 6 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Cinematography
AACTA Award for Best Direction
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Direction
AACTA Award for Best Editing
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Editing
AACTA Award for Best Film
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Film
AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
AACTA Award for Best Production Design
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Production Design
AACTA Award for Best Sound
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Sound
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
AACTA Award for Best Costume Design
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Costume Design
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Hacksaw Ridge returned 4.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $40M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $175M
- Release date
- Oct 7, 2016
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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