As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Saving Private Ryan (1998) IMDB Rating: 8.6
Storyline: Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fought ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother was killed in action. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day.
The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out eight men (Cpt. Miller and select members from the 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother.
