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The Hurt LockerOverview and Synopsis

  • The Hurt Locker
  • Opened June 26, 2009 | Runtime:2 hr. 11 min.
  • R
    language and war violence
  • The Hurt Locker is a riveting, suspenseful portrait of the courage under fire of the military's unrecognized heroes: the technicians of a bomb squad who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives doing one of the world's most dangerous Read More

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  • Cast: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse
  • Director: Kathryn Bigelow
  • Genres: Action Thriller, Combat Films, War

The Hurt Locker Movie Photos

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  • Guy Pearce as Sgt. Matt Thompson in "The Hurt Locker."
  • Jeremy Renner as Staff Sgt. William James in "The Hurt Locker."
  • A scene from "The Hurt Locker."

The Hurt Locker Special Event Photos

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  • Jeremy Renner at the California premiere of "The Hurt Locker."
  • Jeremy Renner at the California premiere of "The Hurt Locker."
  • Jeremy Renner at the California premiere of "The Hurt Locker."

The Hurt Locker Recent Fan Reviews

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  • INTENSE
    by waterboy324

    Edge of your seat intensity. Don't go see without your BP meds... Really got into this movie - forgot I was at the theater until the credits started rolling. Seemed like a really good portrayal...Read More

  • Very Good War Movie
    by allsam8

    Im a big fan of war movies and the best modern war movie ive ever seen was black hawk down but id say this is the second best one ive seen. I reccomend seeing this movie because of how realistic it...Read More

  • Best Movie of the Year
    by georgew6

    This movie does take place in Iraq and shows Americans fighting and dying. That might sound bad to some people, but the movie depicts soldiers in the most accurate way I have ever seen in film. They...Read More

  • The Hurt Locker
    by Johannag01

    This is a fantastic movie. I was leery of seeing a war movie even though I am a military officer. It is more a story of teamwork and the human experience but set in Iraq in 2004. The makers do...Read More

The Hurt Locker Critic Reviews

  • "In Kathryn Bigelow's hands, the tale of an Army bomb squad unit deployed in Baghdad becomes a classic study of men in combat and the toll it takes." Los Angeles Times

    - Kenneth Turan

  • "...captures the complexities of the war in Iraq with visceral suspense as well as explosive battle sequences and powerful performances." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker, centered on an elite U.S. bomb squad in Baghdad, doesn't bring anything new to the table of grunts-in-the-firing-line movies" Variety

    - Derek Elley

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