Black Hawk Down

2001

Action / Drama / History / Thriller / War

252
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 88% · 172 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 450704 450.7K

based on novel or book ambush chaos militia prisoner of war wound

Plot summary

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.

Director

Ridley Scott Photo
Ridley Scott

Top cast

Tom Hardy Photo
Tom Hardy as Twombly
Ewan McGregor Photo
Ewan McGregor as Grimes
Tom Guiry Photo
Tom Guiry as Yurek
George Harris Photo
George Harris as Atto
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay 2160p.BluRay
751.80 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 24 min
Seeds 21
1.90 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 24 min
Seeds 100
7.52 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 24 min
Seeds 55

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by roffey65 9 / 10

Possibly the best war movie ever made

There's no jingoism. No glorification. Just a telling of what went on. It doesn't dwell in the horrific, it has a tale to tell and does it. An amazing cast.
Reviewed by DJ_Reticuli 9 / 10

The Extended Edition has not been seen by many, but is the definitive version to see

While the theatrical cut still resulted in a meaningful film, it irked me originally in the theater and then again recently upon seeing it again that very significant moments from the original Philadelphia Inquirer articles were left out. It was as if someone hadn't just forced Ridley Scott to cut the film down for time, but to de-emphasize the disparity in training and personalities between the Tier One units and everyone else. Was it because they wanted the Rangers to do interviews and go on the talk circuit to help publicize the film? Regardless, the Extended Edition adds back footage I had no idea they bothered to even shoot. The only big thing missing is that Delta medic Earl Fillmore isn't a character, but I assume his family wasn't interested in him being portrayed at all, which is unfortunate. In the Extended Edition, Wolcott instead serves the Fillmore role of reassuring someone and then himself becoming an early KIA. In fact, Fillmore was killed while moving to Wolcott's crash site. So, this was a very smart and fitting proxy. The theatrical cut is, frankly, an inexcusable version that no one should be watching when the extended exists.
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