Black Hawk Down (2001)

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Genre

drama film, action film, adventure film, war film, thriller film, suspense film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 6,432 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elite U.S. military force is sent into Mogadishu, Somalia on a mission to capture a warlord. When two Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, the soldiers become trapped in a desperate and bloody overnight battle against thousands of enemy fighters.

tensegrittyharrowingrelentlessvisceralchaoticclaustrophobicbleak

What happens

Black Hawk Down is a 2001 American epic war film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan. It is based on the 1999 eponymous non-fiction book by journalist Mark Bowden, about the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu. The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Piven, Ioan Gruffudd, Ewen Bremner, Hugh Dancy, and Tom Hardy in his first film role. Orlando Bloom, Ty Burrell, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau also have minor roles. Black Hawk Down was produced by Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Scott Free Productions and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, and had a limited release on December 28, 2001, and went into the public on January 18, 2002. The film received positive reviews from film critics, although it was criticized for inaccuracies. It performed modestly well at the box office, grossing $173 million worldwide against a production budget of $92 million. Black Hawk Down won two Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound at the 74th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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