
Black Hawk Down
2001 · Movie · R · 145 min · ★ 7.4 · 76% critics
A mission to capture key targets in Somalia quickly unravels when helicopters are brought down, leaving American soldiers trapped in a brutal urban firefight. What follows is a relentless struggle to survive, regroup, and bring everyone home under overwhelming pressure.
Based on Black Hawk Down
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-12-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (6,372 votes)
- Box office
- $172,989,651
- Budget
- $92,000,000
About
If you want a war movie that feels intense, nonstop, and deeply stressful, this delivers, especially if you liked The Pacific; Not for you if you want lighter action, clear character focus, or breathing room.
Pros: relentless tension; immersive chaos; strong camaraderie | Cons: thin character depth; overwhelming violence; hard to follow
Themes
- based on novel or book
- ambush
- chaos
- militia
- prisoner of war
- wound
- somalia
- warlord
- famine
- arms dealer
- based on true story
- delta force
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2002
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2002
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2002 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2002 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2002 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2002 · nominated
Cast & crew

Josh Hartnett
as SSG Matthew Eversmann

Eric Bana
as SFC Norm 'Hoot' Gibson

Ewan McGregor
as SPC John Grimes

Tom Sizemore
as LTC Danny McKnight

William Fichtner
as SFC Jeff Sanderson

Sam Shepard
as MG William F. Garrison

Jason Isaacs
as CPT Mike Steele

Ewen Bremner
as SPC Shawn Nelson

Orlando Bloom
as PFC Todd Blackburn

Tom Hardy
as SPC Lance Twombly
Directed by Ridley Scott