SummaryFor a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden. [Columbia Pictures]
Directed By:Kathryn Bigelow
Written By:Mark Boal
Zero Dark Thirty
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
95
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Generally Favorable
7.0
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
96% Positive
44 Reviews
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4% Mixed
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Feb 27, 2013
100
Zero Dark Thirty is precise, definitive filmmaking, yet Bigelow refuses to hand over easy answers. Some people call that evasion. I call it the ultimate despair.
User score
Generally Favorable
71% Positive
949 Ratings
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15% Mixed
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14% Negative
188 Ratings
188 Ratings
Mar 8, 2022
10
Zero Dark Thirty is precise, definitive filmmaking, yet Bigelow refuses to hand over easy answers. Some people call that evasion. I call it the ultimate despair.
Jan 14, 2021
10
One 2012's best movies.
A brilliant, unnerving and tension filled telling of the biggest man hunt ever.
Must see.
Dec 18, 2012
100
Zero Dark Thirty stands to become the dominant narrative about this important historical event, no matter its distortions, composites, or other slippery feints of storytelling. In that, it wields a dangerous power.
Nov 27, 2012
100
The word docudrama doesn't hint at Boal's achievement. This is movie journalism that snaps and stings, that purifies a decade's clamor and clutter into narrative clarity, with a salutary kick.
Nov 27, 2012
90
Far more ambitious than "The Hurt Locker," yet nowhere near so tripwire-tense, this procedure-driven, decade-spanning docudrama nevertheless rivets for most of its running time.
Jan 11, 2013
80
Breathlessly tense, thrillingly orchestrated and intellectually complex, this damn fine piece of rigorous, meticulous filmmaking enhances Kathryn Bigelow's status as one of her generation's most accomplished directors.
Dec 18, 2012
50
As a realistic political thriller about Americans in harm's way it is not half as suspenseful or entertaining as "Argo." We may never know the truth about how we found bin Laden, but I still believe what we do know makes a strong enough story on its own without Wonder Woman.
Aug 25, 2024
6
Pseudo history, the whole bin laden thing was blown out of proportion, this is the story according to Hollywood.
Dec 2, 2023
6
The biggest problem is no only the extremely unsympathetic Maya, but also the ugly Jessica Chastain, who is acting her. And if the main charakter doesnt work, the movie has a problem.
Anything else? Yes, the movie is a big US propaganda. They even show, that torture people is not a bad thing. Welcome to the middle ages. Is there anything good? I liked to see so much of Pakistan and Afghanistan and not USA again. It was interesting to see the administration fights in the background. And the finale with the assault of the house was great.
Apr 26, 2023
3
The talented cast is buried under a mess of a script that fails to tell a coherent story.
Jan 24, 2018
3
Zero Dark Thirty is not a film that has aged gracefully at all. The plot is incredibly slow, and feels more like a revenge porn than anything else. The story is incoherent and bogged down with unnecessary characters that you care nothing about. The hunt for Osama Bin Laden should have been an exciting and engaging film, whereas Zero Dark Thirty is a bore.
Production Company:
- Columbia Pictures
- Annapurna Pictures
- First Light Production
Release Date:Dec 19, 2012
Duration:2 h 37 m
Rating:R
Tagline:The greatest manhunt in history.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 12 Nominations
