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- Synopsis
- Based on the personal wartime experiences of journalist Mark Boal (who adapted his experiences with a bomb squad into a fact-based, yet fictional story), director Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq War-set action thriller The Hurt Locker presents the conflict in ......
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- Starring
- Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes
- Director(s)
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Distributor(s)
- Summit Ent.
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 127 min.
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Critic Reviews
The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
The best nondocumentary American feature made yet about the war in Iraq.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
A great film, an intelligent film, a film shot clearly so that we know exactly who everybody is and where they are and what they’re doing and why.Read the full review
Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites
When viewers are ultimately released from The Hurt Locker's exhilarating vice grip, they'll find themselves shaken, energized and, more than likely, eager to see it again.Read the full review
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Discuss: Can 'The Hurt Locker' Win Best Picture?
12/25/09 When it was announced earlier this year that the Academy would expand the Best Picture category to ten nominees, my first thought was that the year's best film, The Hurt Locker , actually has a chance to get nominated. | Cinematical.com -
Hurt Locks Up Chicago Critics, Satellite Awards
12/22/09 Kathryn Bigelow 's Iraq war action-thriller, The Hurt Locker , has just banked a couple more big prizes in the run up to its inevitable Academy Award nomination, scoring top honors from the Chicago Film Critics Association and at the Satellite Awards. | E! Online -
The Best Films of 2009
12/21/09 We entered 2009 with a new president who promised to bring our country hope. | Independent Film Channel (IFC) -
'The Hurt Locker' Sweeps Chicago Awards
12/21/09 With six nominations apiece going to Up In The Air and Where The Wild Things Are , it was Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker that pulled off a 5-for-5 sweep of The Chicago Film Critics Association 22nd Annual Awards. | Cinematical.com -
Clooney, Streep, Bullock among SAG Awards noms
12/17/09 "Up in the Air," "Precious" and "Inglourious Basterds" led the Screen Actors Guild Awards with three nominations each Thursday, among them honors for George Clooney, Diane Kruger and Mo'Nique. | New York Post - New York NY -
Globes' dramatic flavor
12/17/09 Tilting from the template a bit, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has chosen to fill its drama category this year with one potential blockbuster (James Cameron's adventure-fantasy "Avatar"), one star-driven but small-scale vehicle (Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air" with George Clooney), two war movies (Quentin Tarantino's WWII revenge-fantasy "Inglourious Basterds" and Kathryn Bigelow's taut, unpreachy Iraq War nail-biter "The Hurt Locker") and an intimate, harrowing inner-city tale of adolescent perseverance (Lee Daniels' "Precious"). | Variety -
SAG Awards Love Star Trek? Not as Much as a Bunch of Basterds
12/17/09 If you were hoping the Screen Actors Guild Awards would bestow more respect upon a certain top-reviewed film than the Golden Globes did, your hopes were pretty much dashed. | E! Online -
SAG noms revealed
12/17/09 "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious" and "Up in the Air" led the list, with three nominations each, as the Screen Actors Guild unveiled noms for its 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Thursday morning. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Cameron up against ex in award noms
12/16/09 LONDON Dont expect a domestic disturbance at this years Oscars. | JAM! Showbiz -
Kathryn Bigelow honored at SBIFF
12/16/09 The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor "The Hurt Locker's" Kathryn Bigelow as Outstanding Director of the Year. The fest will offer a retrospective of her films and present an evening devoted to Bigelow on Feb. 8. | The Hollywood Reporter