The Patriot (2000)

Name: The Patriot
Released: 2000
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper

• Movies, Action, Drama, History, War

• 165 min

7.1

Before they were soldiers, they were family. Before they were legends, they were heroes. Before there was a nation, there was a fight for freedom.

Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Casting: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper, Tchéky Karyo, René Auberjonois, Lisa Brenner, Tom Wilkinson, Donal Logue, Leon Rippy, Adam Baldwin, Jay Arlen Jones, Joey D. Vieira, Gregory Smith, Mika Boorem, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Trevor Morgan, Bryan Chafin, Logan Lerman, Mary Jo Deschanel, Jamieson Price, Peter Woodward, Grahame Wood, Beatrice Bush, Shane Ayon, Shan Omar Huey, Hank Stone, Kirk Fox, Jack Moore, Mark Twogood, Colt Romberger, Terry Layman, Shannon Eubanks, Bill Roberson, Charles Black, Andy Stahl, Kristian Truelsen, Kanin Howell, Mark Jeffrey Miller, Zach Hanner, Randell Haynes, John Storey, Greg Good, John F. Dzencelowcz II, Kyle Richard Engels, John Bennes, John Curran, Dara Coleman, Roy McCrerey, P. Dion Moore, Tyler Long, John H. Bush, Gil Johnson, Scott Thomas, Derrick B. Young, Le Roy Seabrook, Samuel Brown Jr., Samuel Brown Sr., Lillie L. Harris, Braima Moiwai, Patrick Tatopoulos
Countries: Germany, United States of America
Premiere: 2000-06-28
Status: Released

Tags: epic, daughter, mission, general, southern usa, loss of loved one, rebel, patriotism, insurgence, gore, south carolina, based on true story, sword fight, historical fiction, soldier, patriot, 18th century, american revolution, revolutionary war

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.