Lions for Lambs (2007) - Robert Redford Meryl Streep Tom Cruise Derek Luke

Three stories told simultaneous in ninety minutes of real time: Republican Senator Jasper Irving (Cruise) who’s a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to the skeptical television reporter Janine Roth (Streep), detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; the poli-sci Professor Stephen Malley (Redford) at a California college invites a promising student to re-engage. Decisions press upon the reporter, the student, and the soldiers.