Arguably the finest Civil War film ever made.

Rating: 10/10 (27 October 1998)

This film is stellar on every count, from Matthew Broderick's studied portrayal of Colonel Shaw to Denzel Washington's Oscar-winning performance. Unlike many Civil War stories, "Glory" takes the unique opportunity of telling both sides -- showing the mental and physical effects of slavery on the first Black Union soldiers, and showing the differences in mindset among their white officers; some of whom are abolitionists, and some of whom "owned a few" themselves. "Glory" is incredible and deeply moving.