A Few Good Men (disambiguation)

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A Few Good Men is a 1992 film directed by Rob Reiner.

<i>A Few Good Men</i> 1992 film directed by Rob Reiner

A Few Good Men is a 1992 American legal drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore, with Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, Wolfgang Bodison, James Marshall, J. T. Walsh, and Kiefer Sutherland in supporting roles. It was adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin from his play of the same name but includes contributions by William Goldman. The film revolves around the court-martial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tribulations of their lawyers as they prepare a case to defend their clients.

A Few Good Men may also refer to:

<i>A Few Good Men</i> (play) play by Aaron Sorkin, later adapted to film

A Few Good Men is a play by Aaron Sorkin, first produced on Broadway by David Brown in 1989. It tells the story of military lawyers at a court-martial who uncover a high-level conspiracy in the course of defending their clients, two United States Marines accused of murder.

"A Few Good Men" is the 15th episode of the first season of The CW television series, The Vampire Diaries and the 15th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on March 25, 2010. The episode was written by Brian Young and directed by Joshua Butler.

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