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Black Hawk Down

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. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Action, Drama, History), release year 2001, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Black Hawk Down

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.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Action, Drama, History), release year 2001, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2001
  • Released 18 Jan 2002
  • Runtime 144 minutes
  • Content rating R
  • IMDb rating IMDb 7.7/10 from 454,170 votes
  • Metascore 74/100
  • Genres Action, Drama, History
  • Languages English, Arabic, Somali
  • Countries United States, United Kingdom

Cast

Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore

Direction and writing

Directed by: Ridley Scott

Written by: Mark Bowden, Ken Nolan

Awards and recognition

Won 2 Oscars. 11 wins & 37 nominations total

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