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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Taylor Hackford

Producer:

Martin Elfand

Writer:

Douglas Day Stewart

Runtime:

2hr 4m

Synopsis

A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.

Cast

  • Richard Gere
  • Debra Winger
  • David Keith
  • Robert Loggia
  • Lisa Blount
  • Lisa Eilbacher
  • Louis Gossett Jr.
  • Tony Plana
  • Harold Sylvester
  • David Caruso

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.4
60.9K
16.9K
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RATINGS 288 FANS
3.4
  • Feb 5, 2017

    **whispering to date at the beginning of the movie** That's the officer. **whispering to date at the end of the movie** And that's the gentleman.

    594 Likes
    KYK
    KYK
    Feb 6, 2021

    feminist me really wanted to not like this but i also want richard gere to carry me out of the factory where i work

    249 Likes
    Sarah
    Sarah
    Sep 11, 2020

    Yes he was an officer but was he really a gentleman? 🤨

    184 Likes
    Amanda Pederson
    Amanda Pederson
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    Jun 10, 2018

    that scene where Sid is standing in a patch of flowers and forlornly looking out over the cliff to the ocean with the words ‘loverboy’ printed on the back of his sweater is such a Mood

    155 Likes
    jamie!
    jamie!
    Dec 18, 2018

    there were a solid 45 seconds where i thought the movie was gonna reveal that the two romantic leads were related and i felt like i was going to combust

    135 Likes
    em
    em
    Sep 21, 2020

    An officer AND a gentleman? In this economy??

    135 Likes
    Joe
    Joe
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    Debra Winger is hot af in this and then I also remember she's the voice of E.T.... The duality of woman

    103 Likes
    Zoe White
    Zoe White
    Jan 30, 2023

    are naval aviators legally required to ride a motorcycle?

    96 Likes
    lex 👻
    lex 👻
    Oct 17, 2020

    Only 14k people on here have seen this? 14k!? This movie gets referenced in movies and TV shows all the time! Well if you haven’t seen it and are a fan of 80’s cheese then it’s definitely a must watch! The movie I feel gets better as it goes along! The start of the movie…

    93 Likes
    Rob on Film
    Rob on Film
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Top Reviews
  • Sabrina Bondi
    Sabrina Bondi liked
    An Officer and a Gentleman

    An Officer and a Gentleman is the best movie about love that I've seen in a long time. Maybe that's because it's not about "love" as a Hollywood concept, but about love as growth, as learning to accept other people for who and what they are.

    🔥 1 3Y
    Paula201
    Paula201 liked
    An Officer and a Gentleman

    Great old romamce

    1 3Y
    KelJen
    KelJen liked
    An Officer and a Gentleman

    Men in uniform🔥

    1 3Y
  • James New
    James New liked
    An Officer and a Gentleman

    Definitely a film with a distinct crowd and target audience, and I am not really it. The story is very surface-level for the most part. The two male leads feel developed but both female leads feel like they don’t get any substance until towards the end. Dark themes are good

    1Y
    Wesker
    Wesker is "meh" on
    An Officer and a Gentleman

    my dad made me watch it when my sister was going into the navy. it’s like whatever. ok i lied it was actually interesting a little bit but don’t tell my dad

    3Y
    Zoe
    Zoe is "meh" on
    An Officer and a Gentleman

    There’s smth about men in uniform But even with that, I feel like this movie could’ve been more, idk how to explain. It was an alright movie

    2Y
  • Kent LeHoullier
    Kent LeHoullier loved
    An Officer and a Gentleman

    From a time when movies seemed more epic and grand, it’s just such a great great movie!

    5M
    uniquehoward31
    uniquehoward31 loved
    An Officer and a Gentleman

    I liked it it was ok it got a better rating cuz I’m in the military

    11M
    Jesus Cayetano Peral
    Jesus Cayetano Peral loved
    An Officer and a Gentleman

    9/10 muy buena película sobre la vida en escuela militar

    6M
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Metacritic

75
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Based on 8 Critics
7.7

USER SCORE (47)

Generally favorable reviews based on 47 Reviews
80

An awesomely, stiflingly professional piece of work, with a fleet, superficial visual style, perfectly placed climaxes, and a screenplay (by Douglas Day Stewart) that doesn't waste a single character or situation - everything is functional, and nothing but functional.

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Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
100

An Officer and a Gentleman is the best movie about love that I've seen in a long time.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
90

Undeniably, there's an element of corniness to this. But that doesn't keep An Officer and a Gentleman from being a first-rate movie - a beautifully acted, thoroughly involving romance.

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Metacritic review by Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
The New York Times
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is An Officer and a Gentleman family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is An Officer and a Gentleman?
The movie is 2hr 4min long.
What's An Officer and a Gentleman about?
A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.
Who's the cast of An Officer and a Gentleman?
  • Richard Gere as Zack Mayo
  • Debra Winger as Paula Pokrifki
  • David Keith as Sid Worley
  • Robert Loggia as Byron Mayo
  • Lisa Blount as Lynette Pomeroy
  • Lisa Eilbacher as Casey Seeger
  • Louis Gossett Jr. as Sgt. Emil Foley
  • Tony Plana as Emiliano Della Serra
  • Harold Sylvester as Perryman
  • David Caruso as Topper Daniels
Who's the director behind An Officer and a Gentleman?
Taylor Hackford directed An Officer and a Gentleman.
Who produced An Officer and a Gentleman?
Martin Elfand produced An Officer and a Gentleman.