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Windtalkers · LeviOsa

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Honor Was Their Code.

WarAction2h 14m

🍅33%

🍅

33%

Tomatometer

🍿

50%

Popcornmeter

6.4

TMDB

Storyline

Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.

Trailers

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Windtalkers (2002) Original Trailer [FHD]

Details

DirectorJohn Woo

ReleasedJun 7, 2002

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$115M

Revenue

$77.6M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Metro-Goldwyn-MayerLion Rock Productions

Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Sergeant Joe Enders

Adam Beach

Adam Beach

Private Ben Yahzee

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad

Noah Emmerich

Noah Emmerich

Corporal Charles Rogers

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

Pappas

Brian Van Holt

Brian Van Holt

Harrigan

Martin Henderson

Martin Henderson

Private Nellie

Roger Willie

Roger Willie

Charlie Whitehorse

Frances O'Connor

Frances O'Connor

Rita Swelton

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Sergeant Peter Henderson

Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Major Mellitz

William Morts

William Morts

Fortino

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Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Amazon Prime Video

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

3 fresh · 4 rotten

Critics consensus

“The action sequences are expertly staged. Windtalkers, however, sinks under too many clichés and only superficially touches upon the story of the code talkers.”

33% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Joshua Rothkopf

RTIn These TimesMar 16, 2020

Woo reminds us that wars are fought by people; this is what makes his film great.

N

Nell Minow

RTCommon Sense MediaDec 29, 2010

War film relies too much on relentless violence.

R

Richard Schickel

RTTIME MagazineSep 19, 2008

The energy and conviction of the action sequences don't quite compensate for Windtalkers' emotional cliches and historical heedlessness.

N

Nick Rogers

RTMidwest Film JournalOct 1, 2026

While neither incarnation of the film can touch John Woo’s very best, his reach doesn’t exceed his grasp as much as the version of record would suggest, and it’s worthy of reappraisal.

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Information

Title

Windtalkers

Released

Jun 7, 2002

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America, Hong Kong

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 14m

Status

Released

Studios

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lion Rock Productions

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