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In the summer of 2004, Sergeant J.T. Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge of Bravo Company are at the volatile center of the war, part of a small counterforce specifically trained to handle the homemade bombs, or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), that account for more than half of American hostile deaths and have killed thousands of Iraqis. A high-pressure, high-stakes assignment, the job leaves... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller and War |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 10 min. |
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| Release Date: |
June 26th, 2009 (limited); July 24th (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for war violence and language. |
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| Distributors: |
Summit Entertainment, LLC
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$12,263,550 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
A-
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"Screenwriter Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow have made a unique film about war." more...
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A- |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...a spellbinding war film..." more...
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A |
Chicago Tribune, Geoff Berkshire
"...explosively real." more...
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B+ |
E! Online, Luke Y. Thompson
"In the latest Iraq War movie...Wait, don't leave! This one's actually good, we promise!" more...
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A |
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