Ellis French is a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.

The Great Santini
1979
6.8/10

Dogfight
1991
6.9/10

Purple Hearts
2022
8.1/10

Querelle
1982
6.6/10

An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
7.0/10

Burning Blue
2014
6.1/10

From Here to Eternity
1953
7.3/10

Dangerous Minds
1995
7.0/10

Antwone Fisher
2002
6.9/10

My Policeman
2022
7.6/10

Firebird
2021
7.4/10

Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967
6.4/10

Shelter
2007
7.8/10

Charlie St. Cloud
2010
7.0/10

Heartbreak Ridge
1986
6.9/10

Biloxi Blues
1988
6.2/10

Tetro
2009
6.7/10

White Squall
1996
6.3/10

Moonlight
2016
7.4/10

Boy Erased
2018
7.0/10
Glutnester
2015
0/10