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Rough Suspenseful Tense Captivating
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Soldier Military Life Tough Heroes Danger Military Hotshot Hero Against the Rules Leadership more...
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Drama War Independent
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Contemporary 21st Century Gulf War
Place:
Iraq Middle East Battle Zone
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Boys' Night
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The Hurt Locker, 2008

Starring: Jeremy Renner, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes

Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow

Written by: Mark Boal

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 131 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:7.8

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The mood of The Hurt Locker is tense, rough, and suspenseful. The plot centers around military life, danger, and a hotshot hero. It is a drama, independent, and war movie. In approach, The Hurt Locker is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a battlezone. The setting is Iraq. The Hurt Locker happens during the Gulf War and in contemporary times. It is originally a true story. The movie is known for being a Venice Festival winner, an Oscar winner, and a masterpiece. The Hurt Locker is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes profanity and violent content.

Summary of The Hurt Locker

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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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	17 March 2009
Runtime:	131 min

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Jeremy Renner

as Staff Sergeant William James

Guy Pearce

as Sergeant Matt Thompson

Ralph Fiennes

as Contractor Team Leader

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Boring

A stupid film. Slow, the story doesn't develop, and the characters are boring. Watch Jarhead for a good army movie. And don't anybody talk about how realistic this film is: how realistic is it that someone so reckless is in charge of dismantling... Read and rate it

26.May.2011
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by: yinhong
yinhong rated this movie1/10Awful

A Great Movie

I loved this movie. It was fantastic, action packed, and relatively gory. The story got me intrigued and kept me that way. None of the actors were really famous, so I associated with the character's name and personality instead of substituting it... Read and rate it

21.January.2011
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by: Zappymax
Zappymax rated this movie9/10Amazing

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