SummaryWhen a new sergeant, James (Jeremy Renner), takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. James behaves as if he's indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control... Read More
Directed By:Kathryn Bigelow
Written By:Mark Boal
The Hurt Locker
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
95
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
97% Positive
36 Reviews
36 Reviews
3% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
It shows a concern for spatial discrepancies, between characters, between action and intention, between life and death. It’s one of many reasons why The Hurt Locker is one of the most exciting movies you’ll see this year.
100
Such is the extraordinary achievement of The Hurt Locker: it has the perspective of years when those years have yet to pass.
User score
Generally Favorable
78% Positive
748 Ratings
748 Ratings
13% Mixed
122 Ratings
122 Ratings
9% Negative
86 Ratings
86 Ratings
Oct 9, 2022
10
Kathryn Bigelow's film, The Hurt Locker, is a bit of a controversial best picture winner, but overall, I feel it's a great film. It's expertly directed, well written, and contains artistry in all of the smaller details. Sergeant First Class William James is one of the most interesting film protagonists in history.
100
A first-rate action thriller, a vivid evocation of urban warfare in Iraq, a penetrating study of heroism and a showcase for austere technique, terse writing and a trio of brilliant performances. Most of all, though, it’s an instant classic that demonstrates, in a brutally hot and dusty laboratory setting, how the drug of war hooks its victims and why they can’t kick the habit.
100
A near-perfect movie about men in war, men at work. Through sturdy imagery and violent action, it says that even Hell needs heroes.
90
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.
88
Both a psychological portrait and an exciting action film.
60
Boal's script stirs a little of everything into the pot, which boils down into seven setpieces divided by brief intervals of camaraderie/conflict among the three protags.
Aug 20, 2018
10
Shows humor and depression being soldier. I enjoyed a lot. Nothing excessive, well balanced movie!
Mar 8, 2022
6
One of the best films of the year or any year. Masterful. One of the best films of the year or any year. Masterful.
Dec 19, 2018
6
What's funny about this movie is that they didn't capture Bin Laden and we still ended up #winning the war and made that country as great as great can be again, and for the first time.
Feb 17, 2017
3
This movie is not only blatantly inaccurate for a war movie, for a work of fiction it is still scripted and directed very poorly. How this movie became hyped by the press is beyond my understanding.
Aug 24, 2014
3
I understand the importance of creating heroes surrounding the American military; however, I found this depiction overly run-of-the-mill. Sure, Jeremy Renner gives a fine performance--but I'm left missing some much needed heart.
Production Company:
- Voltage Pictures
- Grosvenor Park Media
- Film Capital Europe Funds (FCEF )
- First Light Production
- Kingsgate Films
- Summit Entertainment
Release Date:Jun 26, 2009
Duration:2 h 11 m
Rating:R
Tagline:You'll know when you're in it.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 6 Wins & 9 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 3 Nominations
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• 6 Wins & 10 Nominations
