Black Hawk Down
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Synopsis
The story of one hundred and sixty elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.
Cast
- Josh Hartnett
- Ewan McGregor
- Tom Sizemore
- Eric Bana
- William Fichtner
- Ewen Bremner
- Sam Shepard
- Gabriel Casseus
- Kim Coates
- Hugh Dancy
Letterboxd User Reviews
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- Sep 17, 2012
Scott described the film as ‘anti-war, but pro-military’ and that is certainly true. There’s no single star-lead protagonist, but a team of individual heroes. There’s no sentimental bullshit; showing the families back home or close-ups of American flags fluttering in the…
Lee CurtisMay 3, 2018Man, war looks really, really bad.
Patrick WillemsApr 20, 2023So cool the way the US Army brings hope and freedom everywhere it lands. I wish they could bring peace to all nations, but not all nations have oil lol. America is the bestest planet in all of the nation.
CinemaVoid 🏴☠️ - Jun 8, 2014
This really isn't my cup of tea so I'll be brief. The movie is incredibly tense and visceral, although it doesn't quite reach the level of something like Saving Private Ryan. It is also mostly on the right side of its politics with regards to war in general and the Battle…
ScreeningNotesJun 24, 2013Scott's fetish for and power over this material is staggering; structurally it's his ZODIAC, for good or ill, buffered by Idziak's incredibly tactile transmissions of hot metal and black smoke. furthermore it plays today like an accidentally prescient microcosm of blowback…
matt lynchJul 10, 2019"Only the dead have seen the end of war." (Plato) ADRENALINE PUMPING WAR WHICH RENOUNCES EVERYTHING UNNECESSARY, TO TELL A PURE BLOODBOILING STORY THROUGH THE GREAT VISUALIZATION
Two Cineasts - Sep 11, 2024
The cast was just a competition to see which Englishman could pull off the best American accent
JBJul 2, 202565 In terms of 'that guy' casting, this is up there with JFK and Oppenheimer. For the first thirty minutes, every other scene reveals a new famous face to freak out about. Then Ridley Scott decides that's enough for an introduction and the rest of the film is tactical…
SilentDawnJul 26, 2020hoo-ah i guess? i don't know what to say really - it's a very technically impressive movie but the idea that this is anti-war feels like such nonsense to me. it's happy to abandon facts and nuance to show the american soldiers (who i could barely tell apart despite…
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- Michael is "meh" onBlack Hawk Down
While there is nothing really wrong with this film on paper, it suffers from being too much of the same. Most scenes in the film are just shot-reverse shots of people shooting guns and people getting shot, and eventually you become desensitized to it and it becomes boring. 5.5/10
CvptvinHowdy likedBlack Hawk DownThere's nothing really that stands out here from other war films I've seen, but Ridley Scott didn't shy away from showing you the realism of war and how brutal it really is. However, the biggest detriment is you don't really get any character moments till around the final act, and some of the war…
Charlie Arvidsson likedBlack Hawk DownI really liked this movie. It was one of the most realistic war movies that I have seen. It brought out real feelings that many people don't mention about war. It also showed some flaws about the FN-system which the somalian soldiers could use to their advantage. Good 8/10
- Austin Kelley lovedBlack Hawk Down
A great telling of a tragic event
Hailey likedBlack Hawk Downreally gross
Noah likedBlack Hawk DownGreat War movies cannot be beat. God bless America
- NathanDirector lovedBlack Hawk Down
Rating: 8.2/10 Black Hawk Down is a brutal and breathtaking modern war classic that plunges the audience into the chaos of urban combat. Director Ridley Scott crafts a relentless and unflinching procedural of a battle gone wrong, resulting in one of the most intense and realistic depictions of…
Andrew Gooder lovedBlack Hawk DownThis war movie had everything. Action, suspense, gore, intensity. This film showed more gruesome reality of combat and an event that doesn’t seem to get talked about much nowadays. The acting in this is brilliant and the action packed emotional thrill ride is present. 10/10!!!!!!
Jim Greysen likedBlack Hawk DownCrazy how many well known actors are in this movie but were relative nobodies at the time (e.g. Orlando Bloom, Tom Hardy, etc). I always found it funny that Trainspotting actors (Ewen McGregor and Ewen Bremner) are in it. Josh Harnet was the bigger draw at the time. I digress.
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Metacritic
Goes down like stiff medicine, leaving one feeling exhausted relief when it's finally over.
Todd McCarthy
Variety
An overwhelmingly tactile experience. Scott brings you so close into the action, the grit and smoke and blood seem to spill off the screen and into your head.
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
His is a triumph of pure filmmaking, a pitiless, unrelenting, no-excuses war movie so thoroughly convincing it's frequently difficult to believe it is a staged re-creation.
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Black Hawk Down family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Black Hawk Down?
The movie is 2hr 24min long.
What's Black Hawk Down about?
The story of one hundred and sixty elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.
Who's the cast of Black Hawk Down?
- Josh Hartnett as Eversmann
- Ewan McGregor as Grimes
- Tom Sizemore as McKnight
- Eric Bana as Hoot
- William Fichtner as Sanderson
- Ewen Bremner as Nelson
- Sam Shepard as Garrison
- Gabriel Casseus as Kurth
- Kim Coates as Wex
- Hugh Dancy as Schmid
Who's the director behind Black Hawk Down?
Ridley Scott directed Black Hawk Down.
Who produced Black Hawk Down?
Jerry Bruckheimer produced Black Hawk Down.
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