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The Hurt Locker
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R,2hrs 7min
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July 10, 2009
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Summit Entertainment
Synopsis: Based on the personal wartime experiences of journalist Mark Boal (who adapted his experiences with a bomb squad into a fact-based, yet fictional story), director Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq War-set action thriller The Hurt Locker presents the conflict in the Middle East from the perspective of those who witnessed the fighting firsthand -- the soldiers. As an elite Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team tactfully navigates the streets of present-day Iraq, they face the constant threat of death from incoming ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Metascore
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94
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
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Guy Pearce, right, in "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
A scene from "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
Anthony Mackie, left, and Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
A scene from "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
A scene from "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
A scene from "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)
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