[PAR] [TLE] Stop-Loss (film) [SEP] Stop-Loss is a 2008 American war drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as young soldiers whose experience in the Iraq War leaves them psychologically shattered.  It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by MTV Films.  While it garnered mixed to positive reviews, it earned less than half of its $25 million production budget at the box office.  The title refers to the U.S. government's controversial stop-loss policy, which allows the government to extend the term of duty of soldiers who have already served their contracted number of tours of duty in combat. [PAR] [TLE] Ryan Phillippe [SEP] Matthew Ryan Phillippe ( ; born September 10, 1974) is an American actor, director, and writer.  After appearing as Billy Douglas on the soap opera "One Life to Live", he came to fame in the late 1990s with starring roles in a string of films, including "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "Cruel Intentions", and "54".  In the 2000s, he appeared in several films, including "Gosford Park" (2001), "Crash" (2004), and war drama "Flags of Our Fathers" (2006), "Breach" (2007), and "Stop-Loss" (2008).  In 2010, Phillippe starred as Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Greg Marinovich in "The Bang-Bang Club".  He stars in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger in the USA Network thriller drama "Shooter".
[PAR] [TLE] Stop - Loss ( film ) [ SEP ] Stop - Loss is a 2008 American war drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring Ryan Phillippe , Channing Tatum , Abbie Cornish and Joseph Gordon - Levitt as young soldiers whose experience in the Iraq War leaves them psychologically shattered . It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by MTV Films . While it garnered mixed to positive reviews , it earned less than half of its $ 25 million production budget at the box office . The title refers to the U.S. government 's controversial stop - loss policy , which allows the government to extend the term of duty of soldiers who have already served their contracted number of tours of duty in combat . [PAR] [TLE] Ryan Phillippe [ SEP ] Matthew Ryan Phillippe ( ; born September 10 , 1974 ) is an American actor , director , and writer . After appearing as Billy Douglas on the soap opera " One Life to Live " , he came to fame in the late 1990s with starring roles in a string of films , including " I Know What You Did Last Summer " , " Cruel Intentions " , and " 54 " . In the 2000s , he appeared in several films , including " Gosford Park " ( 2001 ) , " Crash " ( 2004 ) , and war drama " Flags of Our Fathers " ( 2006 ) , " Breach " ( 2007 ) , and " Stop - Loss " ( 2008 ) . In 2010 , Phillippe starred as Pulitzer Prize - winning photographer Greg Marinovich in " The Bang - Bang Club " . He stars in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger in the USA Network thriller drama " Shooter " .
Stop-Loss is a 2008 American war drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring which  American actor, director, and writer, born September 10, 1974?
Stop - Loss is a 2008 American war drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring which American actor , director , and writer , born September 10 , 1974 ?
Ryan Phillippe
Ryan Phillippe