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Black Hawk Down

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IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Black Hawk Down (2001)
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The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large ... Read allThe story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
391K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
389
290
  • Director
    • Ridley Scott
  • Writers
    • Mark Bowden(book)
    • Ken Nolan(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Josh Hartnett
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Tom Sizemore
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ridley Scott
  • Writers
    • Mark Bowden(book)
    • Ken Nolan(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Josh Hartnett
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Tom Sizemore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 214Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 11 wins & 37 nominations total

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    Josh Hartnett
    Josh Hartnett
    • Eversmannas Eversmann
    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Grimesas Grimes
    Tom Sizemore
    Tom Sizemore
    • McKnightas McKnight
    Eric Bana
    Eric Bana
    • Hootas Hoot
    William Fichtner
    William Fichtner
    • Sandersonas Sanderson
    Ewen Bremner
    Ewen Bremner
    • Nelsonas Nelson
    Sam Shepard
    Sam Shepard
    • Garrisonas Garrison
    Gabriel Casseus
    Gabriel Casseus
    • Kurthas Kurth
    Kim Coates
    Kim Coates
    • Wexas Wex
    Hugh Dancy
    Hugh Dancy
    • Schmidas Schmid
    Ron Eldard
    Ron Eldard
    • Durantas Durant
    Ioan Gruffudd
    Ioan Gruffudd
    • Bealesas Beales
    Tom Guiry
    Tom Guiry
    • Yurekas Yurek
    • (as Thomas Guiry)
    Charlie Hofheimer
    Charlie Hofheimer
    • Smithas Smith
    Danny Hoch
    Danny Hoch
    • Pillaas Pilla
    Jason Isaacs
    Jason Isaacs
    • Steeleas Steele
    Zeljko Ivanek
    Zeljko Ivanek
    • Harrellas Harrell
    Glenn Morshower
    Glenn Morshower
    • Matthewsas Matthews
    • Director
      • Ridley Scott
    • Writers
      • Mark Bowden(book)
      • Ken Nolan(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Some of the radio chatter in the film was taken from actual radio transmissions made during the battle.
    • Goofs
      When a Ranger throws out a frag grenade, Sgt. Eversman warns his men by yelling "Grenade!" Proper designation would be to yell "Frag out!" as yelling "Grenade!" warns the men of an incoming grenade, not an outgoing one.
    • Quotes

      "Hoot": When I go home people'll ask me, "Hey Hoot, why do you do it man? What, you some kinda war junkie?" You know what I'll say? I won't say a goddamn word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand that it's about the men next to you, and that's it. That's all it is.

    • Crazy credits
      The film begins with the words "Based on an Actual Event", followed by the quote from Plato, which leads into the informative prologue with the scenes set in Somalia, East Africa, 1992. The prologue ends with the opening title.
    • Alternate versions
      A longer version of the scene where Sanderson inspects Grime's foot was filmed, but cut. Sanderson finds a piece of shrapnel lodged in Grime's foot, but he didn't feel it cause it cauterized on impact.
    • Connections
      Edited into G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Tall King Dub
      Written by Raz Mesinai

      Performed by Badawi

      Courtesy of Reachout International Records, Inc. (R.O.I.R.)

      By arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

    User reviews1.1K

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    Top review
    8/10
    Excellent War Movie (very realistic and true account of War)
    I have seen many War movies and I am myself a very die hard Military Technology Enthusiast but I have hardly seen any movie which is as correct as this one. This movie simply gives you the feel of the actual action which went on during this battle.

    Everything from the way the soldiers moved, took their position, fired from covered positions, gave covering fire to each other, the use of Explosives including grenade and the way they captured strategic places even without much help from Air Force gave a true and absolutely realistic view of Real Time Urban Combat. It shows that Humvees are not impenetrable and the Soldier manning the machine gun post is extremely vulnerable from Roof Top Fire. Again the way Small Arms like the LMG & UMG were used were impressive and the tactics used by Special Forces to fend off attackers and secure the perimeter was true to all my knowledge.

    I appreciate the Director and actors to carry out this War Movie with such accuracy. If you are a Defence Enthusist this movie is must watch and if not then too one must watch it to understand is WAR is nothing less then HELL.

    Since this based on true incident let's pay respect to those who sacrificed their lives and salute those who have lived another day to fight.
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    • ratnajit101
    • Jul 4, 2008

    FAQ13

    • Couldn't the Humvees just crash through the roadblocks the Somalis set up?
    • Did Black Hawk Down really happen?
    • What happened to Todd Blackburn?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 18, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Somali
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Diều Hâu Gãy Cánh
    • Filming locations
      • Sidi Moussa, Rabat, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Revolution Studios
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Films
      • Scott Free Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $92,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $108,638,745
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $179,823
      • Dec 30, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $172,989,651
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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