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Black Hawk Down (2001) -- 123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.
Black Hawk Down (2001) -- 123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   90,004 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Mark Bowden (book)
Ken Nolan (screenplay)
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Release Date:
18 January 2002 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Rangers Lead the Way. more
Plot:
123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 29 nominations more
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one of the best ACCURATE war movies more (1027 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for intense, realistic, graphic war violence, and for language.
Runtime:
144 min | Germany:142 min | USA:152 min (extended version)
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)
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Ben Foster had to drop out of the role as Cpl. James 'Jamie' Smith due to a serious injury sustained during basic training. more
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Continuity: When Blackburn is lying on the stretcher they put his legs straight. Next time we see his legs, up close they are clearly bent. more
Quotes:
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Dan Busch: There. Technicals, nine o'clock.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Die Another Day: From Script to Screen (2002) (V) more
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Jump Around more

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128 out of 163 people found the following comment useful.
one of the best ACCURATE war movies, 3 March 2005
9/10
Author: Daniel Berman (dberman@palmertrinity.org) from Miami, Florida

Unlike most of the war movies of our time, Black Hawk Down sticks to the facts about what happened in Mogadishu and doesn't romanticize the story. To support this observation, the viewer will notice that there is not really one main character. This shows that the film focuses more on what happened in Somalia instead of on the characters personality and/or struggles. Another important aspect of the film that makes it so great is the cinematography. Not only was the setting of the film accurate to the real thing, but the way that the movie was filmed is great because it seems like someone is running along the battle scene getting everything on tape. In addition, the film contains small aspects that one may not notice that are important to the situation in Mogadishu. For instance, the bullet shells that fell from the firing helicopter fell into one of the soldiers' vests, and he scrambled to get it out because of how hot it was. This small detail makes the movie that much more realistic. To conclude, Black Hawk Down is a great movie that is both an eye opener that sticks to the facts as well as a quality film. I recommend this movie to any war-film fan, as well as anyone that likes watching movies in general.

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