The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war film about a three-man United States Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team during the Iraq War. The film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and the screenplay was written by Mark Boal, a freelance writer who was embedded as a journalist in 2004 with a US bomb squad in Iraq. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, and Brian Geraghty. The Hurt Locker premiered at the Venice Film Festival in Italy during 200... More

Initial release date:

  • Sep 4, 2008

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 11 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • The Hurt Locker,
  • Démineur,
  • Estado de Guerra,
  • Piinakamber,
  • Démineurs,
  • Narednik James,
  • Ölümcül tuzak,
  • Katanac za bol,
  • Zona de miedo,
  • Smrt' caká vsade,
  • Hâtto rokkâ,
  • Sapieris,
  • Mit'an ha-ke'ev,
  • Guerra ao Terror,
  • Vivir al límite,
  • Tödliches Kommando - The Hurt Locker,
  • Smrt ceká vsude,
  • En tierra hostil,
  • The Hurt Locker: W pulapce wojny,
  • Isminuotoju burys,
  • Hurt Locker,
  • A bombák földjén

Film

Directed by

Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Ann Bigelow (born November 27, 1951) is an American film director. Her best-known films are the cult horror film Near Dark (1987), the surfer/bank robbery action picture Point Break (1991), the science fiction/film noir Strange Days (1995), the historical/mystery film The Weight of Water ...

Tagline:

  • You'll know when you're in it.
  • Cut the red wire.
  • You don't have to be a hero to do this job. But it helps.
  • War is a drug.

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date
  • Jun 26, 2009
  • 2008
  • 2009
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Runtime:

  • 2 h 11 min
  • 2 h 10 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 11,000,000
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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film Nominees

Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama Winners

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 9
  • 2009

10 Best Films of 2009: Owen Gleiberman's Picks of 2009

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