Stop-Loss is a 2008 American drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by MTV Films. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Brandon King leads a squad stationed in Tikrit during the Iraq War. While on duty at a checkpoint, the squad hears gunshots, after which a car speeds past filled with insurgents, one of whom fires an AK-47 at them. King's men jump into their Humvees and follow the insurgents, following them into an alley. When the soldiers get out of their vehicles,... the Iraqis shoot at them from rooftops. As the firefight ensues, an RPG is discharged, destroying one of the humvees, while killing three soldiers inside and wounding Pvt.Rodriguez. When King enters a house to help injured squad member Steve Shriver , he discovers that he had accidentally killed several Iraqi civilians by throwing a grenade. Upon returning to their Texas hometown, Brandon and longtime friend Steve Shriver are decorated with the Bronze Star and Purple Heart in a solemn ceremony. A U.S.
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| Release date: | March 13, 2008 |
| Directed by: | Kimberly Peirce |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 112 Minutes |
| Producer: | Gregory Goodman, Kimberly Peirce, Mark Roybal, Scott Rudin |
| Editor: | Claire Simpson |
| Music by: | John Powell |
| Cinematography: | Chris Menges |
| Screenplay by: | Mark Richard, Kimberly Peirce |
| Estimated budget: | $25,000,000 |