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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   6,331 votes
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Director:
Kathryn Bigelow
Writer (WGA):
Mark Boal (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
10 October 2008 (Italy) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller | War more
Tagline:
You'll know when you're in it. more
Plot:
Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(303 articles)
Box Office Prophet (July 17 - 19)
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The Hurt Locker Movie Review
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User Comments:
The Brilliant Explosion Of Kathryn Bigelow more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jeremy Renner ... Staff Sergeant William James
Anthony Mackie ... Sergeant JT Sanborn

Brian Geraghty ... Specialist Owen Eldridge

Guy Pearce ... Sergeant Matt Thompson

Ralph Fiennes ... Contractor Team Leader

David Morse ... Colonel Reed

Evangeline Lilly ... Connie James

Christian Camargo ... Colonel John Cambridge
Suhail Aldabbach ... Black Suit Man (as Suhail Al-Dabbach)
Christopher Sayegh ... Beckham
Nabil Koni ... Professor Nabil
Sam Spruell ... Contractor Charlie

Sam Redford ... Contractor Jimmy
Feisal Sadoun ... Contractor Feisal
Barrie Rice ... Contractor Chris
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for war violence and language.
Runtime:
131 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45024) | Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | UK:15 | Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Amman, Jordan more

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Trivia:
The Jordanian military provided security for the film. Military were stationed outside of production sets and outside of hotels where cast and crew were staying. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: One character says an Iraqi with a video camera is preparing a clip for YouTube. The scene takes place in 2004. YouTube was created in 2005. more
Quotes:
Soldier: [after catching James coming back into the camp after having snuck out] What were you doing out there?
Staff Sergeant William James: Visiting a whorehouse.
Soldier: Okay. If I let you back in, will you tell me exactly where it is?
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Soundtrack:
Khyber Pass more

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53 out of 55 people found the following comment useful:-
The Brilliant Explosion Of Kathryn Bigelow, 28 June 2009
10/10
Author: carlostallman from Argentina

I spent the entire film grabbing the arms of my seat. I was there in Irak, steps away from my death and the death of those around me. The tension, the suspense is at times breathtaking, literally. "The Hurt Locker" is a miracle and the definitive consecration of a great filmmaker, Kathryn Bigelow. This is also a rare occasion in which I went to see the film without having read a single review or knowing anything about it. One should try to do that more often because the impact of the surprise translates into pure pleasure and in this case, sometimes, you have to look away from the unmitigated horror. Jeremy Renner is a real find. He is superb. A kind soul, wild man with enough arrogance to make him appear reckless and yet his humanity precedes him. People may commit the mistake of avoiding this gem thinking that it's just a war film. Don't. It isn't. It's a great, engrossing film about human emotions, not to be missed.

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