The Hurt Locker
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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
- 130 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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