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Black Hawk Down

Poster for Black Hawk Down

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Title Black Hawk Down
Year 2002
Rated R
Released 18 Jan 2002
Runtime 144 min
Genre Action, Drama, History
Director Ridley Scott
Writer Mark Bowden, Ken Nolan
Actors Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore
Plot Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This led to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Army Rangers, US Special Forces, and hundreds of Somali gunmen, resulting in the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. The film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed helicopters, centering on SSG Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first crash site, Chief Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second crash, as well as many others who were involved.
Language English, Arabic, Somali
Country United States, United Kingdom
Awards Won 2 Oscars. 11 wins & 37 nominations total
Metascore 74
IMDb Rating 7.7
IMDb Votes 454,170
IMDb ID tt0265086
Type movie
DVD N/A
Box Office $108,638,745
Production N/A
Website N/A

Ratings

Source Rating
Internet Movie Database 7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes 77%
Metacritic 74/100