Directed by Jim Sheridan Written by David Benioff   Susanne Bier   Anders Thomas Jensen   Cast Tobey Maguire ... Capt. Sam Cahill Jake Gyllenhaal ... Tommy Cahill Natalie Portman ... Grace Cahill Sam Shepard ... Hank Cahill Mare Winningham ... Elsie Cahill Bailee Madison ... Isabelle Cahill Taylor Geare ... Maggie Cahill Patrick John Flueger ... Private Joe Willis (as Patrick Flueger) Clifton Collins Jr. ... Major Cavazos Carey Mulligan ... Cassie Willis Omid Abtahi ... Yusuf Navid Negahban ... Murad Ethan Suplee ... Sweeney Arron Shiver ... A.J. Ray Prewitt ... Owen Rebekah Wiggins ... Marine Wife #1 Carrie Fleming ... Marine Wife #2 Jenny Wade ... Tina Sheila Ivy Traister ... Pilot Chad Brummett ... Co-Pilot Jason E. Hill ... Lt. Sanderson (as Jason Hill) Kevin Wiggins ... Navy Chaplain Yousuf Azami ... Taliban Leader James D. Dever ... Sgt. Major Dever (as James Dever) Kevin Adkins ... Flag Detail Commander Johnnie Hector ... Cop #1 Jeremiah Bitsui ... Cop #2 Bill Allen ... Cop #3 (as William L. Allen) Benjamin D. Baldwin ... Cop #4 (as Benjamin Baldwin) Richard Wade ... Crew Chief Luce Rains ... The Nose Enayat Delawary ... Ahmed Rick La Monda ... Elvis (as Rick Lamonda) Paul Ramos ... Sentry Shawn Bryan ... Marine Cadence Oscar Mejia ... Uniform In Helicopter David Bachelor ... U.S. Navy Chaplain Zachary Grand ... Afghanistan Boy Michael-David Aragon ... Terrorist (as Michael David Aragon) Iris Dunbar ... Burka Woman J.D. Marmion ... Marine Hostage (as Justin Marmion) Robert Mitchell ... Marine Rescuer #1 Collin D. Barry ... Marine Rescuer #2 Janet Sanford ... Mourner at Church #1 Casey Sanford ... Mourner at Church #2 Gary Moore ... Marine Mourner #1 Eric Steinig ... Marine Mourner #2 Colleen Frye ... Woman in Church James Duffy ... Man in Church David Manzanares ... Bartender 'Dave' Michael Castellano ... Afghan Fighter Carol A. Salazar ... Woman on Bridge Wendell Sweet ... Orderly Uncredited Cast Steve Blacksmith ... General's Aide Joe Geller ... Blackhawk Marine Rebecca Grant ... Nurse Alan Gray ... Taliban Terrorist Bob Jesser ... Lt. Dan Schneider Samantha Kelly ... Mrs. Brooks Amanda Macdonald ... Marine Wife Eric Shackelford ... Taliban J. Nathan Simmons ... Taliban Goat Herder Melinda Sullivan ... Mrs. Ives Z. Ray Wakeman ... Army General Robert Douglas Washington ... Marine #1 Casey Wayne Hupp ... Marine Produced by Matt Battaglia   Michael De Luca   Jon Feltheimer   Mark Fischer   Scott Fischer   Ken Halsband   Ryan Kavanaugh   Jeremiah Samuels   Zach Schiff-Abrams   Sigurjon Sighvatsson   Tucker Tooley   Original Music by Thomas Newman

Additional Info Premiere: December 03, 2009 Theatrical Release: December 04, 2009 DVD Release: March 23, 2010 Blu-ray Release: March 23, 2010 Country: Distributor: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Lionsgate (presents) Relativity Media (presents) Sighvatsson Films Michael De Luca Productions (as Michael De Luca Productions, LLC) Hell's Kitchen Films Hell's Kitchen International Palomar Pictures (II) (uncredited) Distributors Lionsgate   (2009) (USA) (theatrical) Lionsgate Home Entertainment   (2010) (USA) (DVD) Lionsgate Home Entertainment   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.1 / 10 Our Rating 5.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.8 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #1,248 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Average 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,244 Tag (2018) #1,245 Magic Mike (2012) #1,246 Don't Worry Darling (2022) #1,247 Love And Monsters (2020) #1,248 Brothers (2009) #1,249 Tremors (1990) #1,250 Irréversible (2002) #1,251 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life (2003) #1,252 This Is Spinal Tap (1984)