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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. Read more

Starring	Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, T.K. Carter
Director	Walter Hill
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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- "...Hill provides a reassuring reminder of the popular cinema's continuing capacity for relevant self-renewal....An unshowy originality that conveys a bracing shock of pleasure..."
- 8134
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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- - 11
  - 1
  Excellent rarely seen movie
  
  If people had any wits about them whatsoever, this movie would be up there with other classics of the late seventies/early eighties, be listed on top 100 lists... read more »
  
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  - Wyatt Thunderbuck
  - Steeton, Yorkshire
  - 25 Aug 2005 at 10:08
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- - 0
  - 0
  Good but not as good as I remembered it
  
  Good but not as good as I remembered it when i first saw it in 1983.
  
  The thing that stays with me is the fact that modern western lifestyles impact ... read more »
  
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- - markharrison04
  - 9 reviews
  - 21 Apr 2012 at 17:42
- - 0
  - 2
  Uncomfortable happenings in Southern Comfort.
  
  A great film combining horror, thriller, drama and war. An absolute classic of a film, somewhat a cult classic. This film really should be watched by a wider ... read more »
  
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- 1057370
- - gingerspike
  - 289 reviews
  - Grimsby
  - 31 Oct 2011 at 19:21
- - 1
  - 1
  One Of My Favourites
  
  I don't think a lot of people have heard of this film.
  
  I am a huge fan of Deliverence and Predator which I liken it to.
  
  I stumbled ... read more »
  
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- 875128
- - a customer
  - Sheffield
  - 21 Mar 2010 at 20:54
- - 1
  - 1
  Very Good
  
  Arguably Walter Hill's best film, and certainly a more mature movie than some of his comic-book or excessive ones. When he stops trying to match his hero, ... read more »
  
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- 861535
- - GaryI
  - 658 reviews
  - March, Cambs
  - 14 Feb 2010 at 19:25
- - 0
  - 1
  3 stars is not enough. it's a great story, and well shot.
  
  I only put this review down after reading some other reviews, because this is a good film, and I don't think dvd quality should factor when choosing a film... read more »
  
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- - sherriffflood
  - 45 reviews
  - Reading
  - 17 Oct 2009 at 19:53
- - 0
  - 1
  Much better than 'Deliverance'
  
  I found Deliverance to be incredibly boring - especially the later half of it which essentially consisted of somebody climbing up a cliff face <yawn>! ... read more »
  
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- 814951
- - strange6
  - 19 reviews
  - Wigan
  - 26 Sep 2009 at 18:59
- - 2
  - 0
  Southern Comfort
  
  Pale imitation of 'Deliverance'
  
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- 620307
- - thecheese
  - 48 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 28 Aug 2008 at 01:22
- - 0
  - 1
  Unforgettable
  
  One of the better 70/80’s films. Although predictable most of the way it’s still a good film and well worth a watch. I also went and bought Ry Cooper ... read more »
  
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- 527044
- - yulbrynner
  - 49 reviews
  - Uckfield
  - 16 Feb 2008 at 08:47
- - 0
  - 1
  Deliverance with a plus.....
  
  A classic movie - Ry Cooder's music adds to the tension and ambience.
  
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- 505733
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  - Cwmbran
  - 21 Dec 2007 at 09:49
- - 0
  - 1
  OK
  
  i remember watchin this as a kid, and when i saw it was available for rental i jumped at the chance, but i was dissapointed as it wasnt as good as i remembered... read more »
  
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  - stockton, england
  - 01 Nov 2007 at 12:37
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- - 11
  - 1
  Excellent rarely seen movie
  
  If people had any wits about them whatsoever, this movie would be up there with other classics of the late seventies/early eighties, be listed on top 100 lists... read more »
  
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- 144012
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Wyatt Thunderbuck
  - Steeton, Yorkshire
  - 25 Aug 2005 at 10:08
- - 6
  - 3
  Second deliverance
  
  A more straightforward and conventional action film, with minimal characterisation, when compared to its role model, the classic "Deliverance". "... read more »
  
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- - klauski
  - west sussex
  - 24 Jul 2004 at 12:22
- - 3
  - 2
  Deliverance please
  
  This is a film that should have you gripping the edge of your seats but fails. There is a lack of tension that prevents it from being the excellent thriller it ... read more »
  
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- - Tatiana Leontaritis
  - London, England
  - 21 Aug 2004 at 21:45
- - 3
  - 2
  Southern Comfort –not 100% proof
  
  Made nearly 25 years ago now this film really shows its age. I saw this film first time around on the big screen and believe me a 4:3 aspect ratio does nothing ... read more »
  
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- - cduk
  - West Yorkshire
  - 13 Dec 2004 at 23:19
- - 2
  - 0
  Southern Comfort
  
  Pale imitation of 'Deliverance'
  
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- 620307
- - thecheese
  - 48 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 28 Aug 2008 at 01:22
- - 2
  - 1
  Very poor quality DVD
  
  The one thing I remember about this film, from the first time round at the cinema, was the quality of both the photography and the soundtrack. This DVD version ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Coventry
  - 27 Dec 2006 at 11:27
- - 3
  - 3
  Unwatchable trash
  
  I tried - for over an hour but I just couldn't watch this tripe any longer
  
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- - a customer
  - Kent
  - 12 Jan 2007 at 00:54
- - 1
  - 1
  pretty good
  
  many people say this is a poor man's deliverance, but i like it just as much if not more. its nice to see so many character actors working in this one, who ... read more »
  
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- - squirrelgirl
  - 24 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 23 Jun 2007 at 13:19
- - 1
  - 1
  Very Good
  
  Arguably Walter Hill's best film, and certainly a more mature movie than some of his comic-book or excessive ones. When he stops trying to match his hero, ... read more »
  
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- 861535
- - GaryI
  - 658 reviews
  - March, Cambs
  - 14 Feb 2010 at 19:25
- - 1
  - 1
  One Of My Favourites
  
  I don't think a lot of people have heard of this film.
  
  I am a huge fan of Deliverence and Predator which I liken it to.
  
  I stumbled ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 875128
- - a customer
  - Sheffield
  - 21 Mar 2010 at 20:54

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Critics' reviews
- "...Hill provides a reassuring reminder of the popular cinema's continuing capacity for relevant self-renewal....An unshowy originality that conveys a bracing shock of pleasure..."
- 8134
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Brilliant, compelling, tightly-constructed thriller that manages also to be an allegory of American involvement in Vietnam.
- 30456
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41

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  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....