A Play by Aaron Sorkin

A Few Good Men

"You can't handle the truth."

About the Play

Honor, Duty, and the Price of Truth

Set at a United States Navy base in Guantánamo Bay, A Few Good Men follows two military lawyers defending a Marine accused of murder. What begins as a routine case becomes a moral reckoning, pitting a brilliant but reluctant young attorney against a decorated colonel who believes the rules do not apply to him.

Aaron Sorkin's Broadway debut, the play explores the tension between institutional loyalty and individual conscience, asking whether the truth can survive in a world built on obedience.

The Playwright

Aaron Sorkin

A Few Good Men opened at the Music Box Theatre in 1989, running for 497 performances. It established the hallmarks of Sorkin's voice: rapid-fire dialogue, morally complex characters, and a belief in the power of institutions to be held accountable. The story was later adapted into the 1992 film starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson, directed by Rob Reiner.