The Hurt Locker (2009)

The Hurt Locker (2009)
Staff Sgt. William James (Jeremy Renner), Sgt. J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty) are members of a bomb-disposal unit in Baghdad. As their tour of duty enters its final weeks, the men face a set of increasingly hazardous situations, any of which could end their lives in an explosive instant.
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Release Date: June 26th, 2009

DVD Release Date: January 12th, 2010

R |2 hr 7 min

Plot Summary

Staff Sgt. William James (Jeremy Renner), Sgt. J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty) are members of a bomb-disposal unit in Baghdad. As their tour of duty enters its final weeks, the men face a set of increasingly hazardous situations, any of which could end their lives in an explosive instant.

Cast: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly, Christian Camargo

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Genres: Thriller , War , Drama , Action

Production Co: Kingsgate Films, Voltage Pictures, First Light Production

Keywords: Quest, Gritty, Tense, Gripping, 2000s, Death, Suspenseful, Soldier, Survival

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Ratings & Reviews

90
Film Threat
Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker is a grinding, nightmarish machine. show more
90
Deborah YoungThe Hollywood Reporter
Tensely action-packed and muscularly directed by Kathryn Bigelow, this tale of an elite U.S. army bomb disposal unit in Baghdad is a familiar story in new clothes, targeted at the young male demographic. show more
100
Dana StevensSlate
After The Hurt Locker (which is without question the most exciting and least ideological movie yet made about the war in Iraq), everyone will remember Renner's name. show more

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