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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   89,324 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
Genre:
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
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 29 nominations more
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User Comments:
Tells it like it is more (1028 total)

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Additional Details

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:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)
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Trivia:
The Black Hawk going down, spiraling as it crashlands, was achieved largely through real, skilful flying of the helicopter, with some CGI augmentation. The minute it hits the ground, however, the whole thing becomes computer generated. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The mini-guns and rocket launchers mounted on Little Bird disappear and reappear between shots (being replaced by flat benches) after it breaks formation when it is sent to Walcot's crash site. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Dan Busch: There. Technicals, nine o'clock.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Path to Redemption (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Suspicious Minds more

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94 out of 116 people found the following comment useful.
Tells it like it is, 26 November 2004
Author: BettieTeese from Australia

I'm not a fan of war movies usually,but when i sat down to watch Black Hawk Down,i couldn't turn it off.Heres a war movie which doesn't sugar coat.There is no crappy dialogue,no soppy love story tie ins,just the real deal,brutal battle scenes,the gruesome reality of war.Black Hawk Down is based on a true story,the bloody battle at Somalia and it leaves one drained.Its confronting,and exposes war in its true light-there's nothing glamorous to see.In two hours and a bit the viewer is able to imagine being there at the horrible battleground,and suffering like the soldiers did.It really makes you appreciate how lucky we are to be in a free country,relatively peaceful,and not having our lives threatened every second of the day.Everything about BHD is right; the setting of the film,the Somalians,the American soldiers going through hell,the brutality,the battle,the

fatalities.Not for the faint hearted,or weak stomached,but a truly powerful,compelling motion picture.Ridley Scott takes the viewer on an imaginative journey through Black Hawk Down and appeals to our emotions.A brutal,yet bearable war film.

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