---
title: 'Rules of Engagement (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Friedkin'
released: '2000-04-07'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rules-of-engagement-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160797/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rules of Engagement (2000)

2000 · 122 min · Drama, Action, War, Mystery · United Kingdom, United States, Canada


## Synopsis

Rules of Engagement is a 2000 American war legal drama film directed by William Friedkin, written by Stephen Gaghan, from a story by Jim Webb, and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson plays U.S. Marine Colonel Terry Childers, who is brought to court-martial after Marines under his orders kill a large number of civilians outside the U.S. embassy in Yemen.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Friedkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-friedkin)
- **Screenplay:** [Jim Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-webb), [Stephen Gaghan](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-gaghan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Isham](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-isham)
- **Producer:** [Richard D. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-d-zanuck), [Scott Rudin](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-rudin)
- **Director of Photography:** [William A. Fraker](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-fraker), [Nicola Pecorini](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicola-pecorini)

## Cast

- [Richard Whiten](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-whiten)
- [Terry Bozeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-bozeman)
- [Gordon Clapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-clapp)
- [Ben Kingsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-kingsley)
- [Anne Archer](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-archer)
- [Thom Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/thom-barry)
- [Hamidou Benmassoud](https://cinepixo.com/people/hamidou-benmassoud)
- [G. Gordon Liddy](https://cinepixo.com/people/g-gordon-liddy)
- [Bruce Greenwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-greenwood)
- [Guy Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-pearce)
- [Blair Underwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/blair-underwood)
- [Kevin Cooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-cooney)
- [Nicky Katt](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicky-katt)
- [Tommy Lee Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-lee-jones)
- [Samuel L. Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-l-jackson)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/rules-of-engagement-2000
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