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Saving Private Ryan

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Reviewed September 11, 2026 Podcast Runtime: 120 mins

Tom Hanks storms the beaches of Normandy looking for Matt Damon in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar winning WWII classic Saving Private Ryan. But is one soldier’s life worth the risk posed to second-in-command Tom Sizemore (Black Hawk Down), religious sniper Barry Pepper (Flags of Our Fathers), interpreter Jeremy Davies (Twister), medic Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar), cynic Ed Burns (The Brothers McMullen), jokester Adam Goldberg (Dazed And Confused), and family man Vin Diesel (Fast and Furious)? Donate Today to “Earn This” bonus movie review podcast!

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