A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Director:
Kathryn Bigelow
Stars:
Jeremy Renner,
Anthony Mackie,
Brian Geraghty
Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.
Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Director:
Paul Greengrass
Stars:
Tom Hanks,
Barkhad Abdi,
Barkhad Abdirahman
160 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.
In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.
Director:
John Madden
Stars:
Jessica Chastain,
Mark Strong,
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling.
Director:
Robert Zemeckis
Stars:
Denzel Washington,
Nadine Velazquez,
Don Cheadle
Maya is a CIA operative whose first experience is in the interrogation of prisoners following the Al Qaeda attacks against the U.S. on the 11th September 2001. She is a reluctant participant in extreme duress applied to the detainees, but believes that the truth may only be obtained through such tactics. For several years, she is single-minded in her pursuit of leads to uncover the whereabouts of Al Qaeda's leader, Osama Bin Laden. Finally, in 2011, it appears that her work will pay off, and a U.S. Navy SEAL team is sent to kill or capture Bin Laden. But only Maya is confident Bin Laden is where she says he is.Written by
Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
One of two 2012 movies, to feature Jessica Chastain and Jason Clarke. The other film was Lawless. See more »
Goofs
When the SEALs are collecting all the evidence during the raid, they are shown quickly grabbing and bagging everything they can. One part even shows a SEAL throwing a computer in order to bust it open to take the hard drive. In a 2011 Wired interview with Garrett Graff, author of a book on the FBI in the War on Terror, it is stated that the FBI gave the SEAL team expert training on preserving as much evidence as possible, including preserving possible fingerprints on all evidence. In the real raid, the SEALs wouldn't have been handling the evidence the way it is depicted in the movie. See more »
This film has some stand out scenes with brilliant cinematography, good acting, and takes a very unbiased view about highly controversial events- it lets you (largely) make up your own mind about the characters motives, and actions. However, it is drawn out and too long. If you don't mind occasional ups and downs in quality and are interested in the director or the events, then give it a go.
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This film has some stand out scenes with brilliant cinematography, good acting, and takes a very unbiased view about highly controversial events- it lets you (largely) make up your own mind about the characters motives, and actions. However, it is drawn out and too long. If you don't mind occasional ups and downs in quality and are interested in the director or the events, then give it a go.