Directed by Oliver Stone, Born on the Fourth of July (1989) stars Tom Cruise as Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic. The film follows Kovic’s journey from patriotic soldier to anti-war activist after being paralyzed during the Vietnam War. Tom Cruise received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, and Oliver Stone won the Oscar for Best Director.

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The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.