A Midnight Clear is a 1992 American war drama film written and directed by Keith Gordon, and starring an ensemble cast that features Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, and Arye Gross.

Set toward the end of World War II, the film tells the story of an American intelligence unit that finds a German platoon that wishes to surrender.

In the early phase of the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, a small US Army intelligence and reconnaissance squad (selected for their high IQs) is sent to occupy a deserted chateau near the German lines to gather information on the enemy's movements.

The Germans, clearly more skilled and experienced than the young GIs, soon leave calling cards, start a snowball fight one evening and offer a Christmas truce.

The squad's superior officer arrives, reprimanding them for their conduct, before taking Shutzer back for treatment (they later receive word that he died in the hospital).

When there, Knott is informed that Wilkins has been recommended for the Bronze Star and transferred to the motor pool, while the rest of the squad will be sent into the front lines to fight as regular infantry.

"[2] Hal Hinson, a reviewer from the Washington Post lauded it as "a war film completely unlike any other, a compelling accomplishment that's more soul than blood and bullets.