The Lucky Ones

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • History
9/26/2008
113
R

Storyline

The story revolves around three soldiers — Colee, T.K. and Cheaver — who return from the Iraq War after suffering injuries and learn that life has moved on without them. They end up on an unexpected road trip across the U.S.

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  • tmdb15435519

    No.

    Hardly anything works here. Even the heart-warming story itself is riddled with poor writing and lack of any sort of clarity.

    April 15, 2021
  • Wuchak

    Great road movie about veterans traveling across America

    Three soldiers coming back from Iraq meet at JFK in NY where all flights are delayed due to a blackout. One soldier is older and getting out of the Army for good (Timothy Robbins), one has a serious groin injury and is trying to heal-up (Michael Pena) and the other is on leave to visit the family of a dead comrade (Rachel McAdams). They end up in a rental vehicle traveling across the country where they experience many sides of American culture and each other's deepest secrets, hopes and pains.

    "The Lucky Ones" (2008) is a true hidden gem. I wasn't expecting much when I started watching, but before too long I knew I had stumbled on to something great.

    All three stars hav...

    July 7, 2025

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