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Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb. Read more

Starring	Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce
Director	Kathryn Bigelow
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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  "If I'm gonna die, I want to die comfortable."
  
  Premiering at the 2008 Venice Film Festival, 'The Hurt Locker' received a ten minute standing ovation at the end of its screening. Subject to much ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Aug 2009 at 11:05
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  High expectations, which just weren't met!
  
  I had extremely high expectations of this film which im sad to say weren't entirely met. Although it was reasonably entertaining with some hard hitting, on ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 28 May 2012 at 22:45
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  More of a Mocumentary than a movie
  
  There is no movie style story in this film at all. Its more like a documentary or 'mocumentary' if you will, like a movie version of ross kemp in some ... read more »
  
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- 1122133
- - Mandalorian
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  - Manchester
  - 28 May 2012 at 16:51
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  - 0
  Watching paint dry is more entertaining
  
  I decided to check this film out when i heard that it is regarded as one of the best films ever made, and how it got an almost perfect 100% rating.
  
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- - a customer
  - 23 May 2012 at 12:43
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  Kathryn did good
  
  A well deserved Oscar winner with a great star turn from Renner proving why he is a huge star in the making. Bigelow was also a well deserved first ever female ... read more »
  
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- 1118426
- - open
  - 19 reviews
  - 11 May 2012 at 21:29
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  Gripping stuff - hang onto your seat!
  
  A great film showing the stress of modern warfare solders face day in day out, where it's hard to understand the customs, language and people; where anyone ... read more »
  
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- - Routemaster
  - 74 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 07 May 2012 at 09:58
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  Awesome, Amazing, Excellent ...
  
  AMAZING! Action packed, adrenaline filled entertainment; great acting and an all-round great story line. I couldn’t stop watching this film it was awesome... read more »
  
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- 1110502
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  - JQ1990
  - 6 reviews
  - 12 Apr 2012 at 11:28
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  - 0
  Very moving and very real
  
  I'm not usually a big fan of war movies but I thought this one was worth a watch and would definitely recommend it to those who do enjoy them. I can see why... read more »
  
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- - Bondjovi
  - 7 reviews
  - 10 Apr 2012 at 23:21
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  Not a war film
  
  Superb suspense movie. You'll be on the edge of your seat for most of this film. All the accolades were absolutely justified.
  
  If you're put ... read more »
  
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- - Scorpio12357
  - 7 reviews
  - Stratford-On-Avon
  - 15 Mar 2012 at 15:42
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  How woul you cope?
  
  A gripping film exploring the impact of war on the soldiers involved. The portrayal of the difficulties involved in military action in situations where the ... read more »
  
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- 1102073
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  - 13 Mar 2012 at 20:17
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  Worth a watch!
  
  Not really keen on war type films, more of a rom com person. However, I really enjoyed this, a few times I was hiding behind my hands.
  
  All in all a ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Mar 2012 at 13:25
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  - 32
  "If I'm gonna die, I want to die comfortable."
  
  Premiering at the 2008 Venice Film Festival, 'The Hurt Locker' received a ten minute standing ovation at the end of its screening. Subject to much ... read more »
  
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- 799499
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  - Vivacia
  - 28 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Aug 2009 at 11:05
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  - 7
  Was i watching the same film as everyone else?
  
  After watching the trailer i was expecting a fantastic film, which would keep me glued to the screen........ but it didn't. A real disappointment. Quite ... read more »
  
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- - Awais
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  - Ilford
  - 31 Dec 2009 at 23:35
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  tick tick tick
  
  The Hurt Locker is a pretty unconventional war film in that it completely side-swipes the politics and simply and effectively conveys the role of the soldier, ... read more »
  
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- - Nootlin
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  - London
  - 19 Aug 2009 at 09:49
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  Typical US Rubbish
  
  This film is yet another in the genre of 'US good all others bad'. The camera work is appallingly bad and the dialogue even worse. If this is an ... read more »
  
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- 845020
- - 35mmlover
  - 3 reviews
  - Leek
  - 04 Jan 2010 at 14:46
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  Terrible, pointless film
  
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  Just like it's subject matter, the ongoing military action in Iraq, this film is terrible and pointless. Whilst it may be true to the actual experiences of ... read more »
  
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- - unbreakable
  - 8 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 07 Feb 2010 at 11:22
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  BE WARNED!This is not just another war movie....
  
  War movies are not usually my cup of tea.I find the killing and bleakness of war too depressng for words, but this isn't just any war movie.This movie was a... read more »
  
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  - SW London
  - 29 Aug 2009 at 22:59
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  It’s all about men, grrrrrrrrrrrr
  
  The Hurt Locker follows a group of bomb disposal soldiers and their daily confrontations with mad suicide bombers, roadside bombs and their even madder fellow ... read more »
  
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  - Daniel Pollard
  - Manchester, England
  - 01 Oct 2009 at 20:23
- - 19
  - 7
  hurt locker
  
  afganisatn film slow, but ok ish, ends when you dont expect it to, nothing fantastic, wachable, ok ish if you like the war afgan iraq sinario....
  
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  - Swansea
  - 11 Jan 2010 at 19:43
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  - 4
  poor
  
  This film was so slow and seemed to have no story that i lost interest and turned it off half way through
  
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- - a customer
  - durham england
  - 28 Jan 2010 at 10:39
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  - 4
  Send us all to Jesus
  
  I was fortunate to se this movie at a screening attended by both the director and writer with a Q&A afterwards. This is by far the best movie released this ... read more »
  
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  - celondelon
  - 35 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Aug 2009 at 23:29

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