Platoon
Oliver Stone is a Vietnam War vet, and his “Platoon” feels particularly authentic in its unsparing depiction of that war. Stone and a star-studded cast examine not only the formless conflicts between U.S. troops and the Viet Cong, but the conflicts that emerge among a group itself trying to achieve its goal. Stone went on to direct two other films about his Vietnam experiences: “Born on the Fourth of July” and “Heaven and Earth.”