Black Hawk Down

Name: Black Hawk Down
Released: 2002-1-18
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana

Black Hawk Down

NR
2h 32m
2002

76%

age 17+

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Based on the true story of a war waged in Mogadishu by the high tech Black Hawk helicopters and the US Army Rangers and Deltas.

Director:

Ridley Scott

Producer:

Ridley Scott, Jerry Bruckheimer, Ken Olandt, Jeffery Beach

Writer:

Ken Nolan

Cast:

Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

76%

Critics Consensus: Though it's light on character development and cultural empathy, Black Hawk Down is a visceral, pulse-pounding portrait of war, elevated by Ridley Scott's superb technical skill.

Reviews

Gone With The Twins

Mike Massie

Not nearly as potent as one might expect from this particular director, especially with a sizable budget and resources at his disposal, and governing this impressive cast.

September 25, 2020

FULL REVIEW

Herald Sun (Australia)

Leigh Paatsch

Scott pares back story, character development and moral righteousness to their bare essentials, resulting in the most striking, if not revealing, portrait of modern warfare ever filmed.

The nobility and inspiration are in the action. It is in that sense a film very much in tune with America's mood: practical, resolute, fierce.

I also don't know how well this 2001 drama represents the events of October 3 and 4, 1993, though I can see that it represents them in a realist vein, referring to other war movies without becoming frivolous.

Black Hawk Down makes that point without preachment, in precise and pitiless imagery. And for that reason alone it takes its place on the very short list of the unforgettable movies about war and its ineradicable and immeasurable costs.

August 15, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 17+

Common Sense Says

Excellent but very violent depiction of a risky rescue.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war movie based on the true story of the bravery and grave danger faced by American Special Forces while at war against a brutal warlord and his militia amidst the civil war-ravaged Somali capital Mogadishu. The first 45 minutes or so sets up the context, introduces the officers and soldiers, outlines their mission, and then the next 90 minutes are essentially a nonstop battle of American infantry and helicopters against armed and desperate Somali militia men and boys. The movie does not shy away from war violence -- casualties, blood, and graphic injuries are a constant. Surgery in the midst of battle is performed; soldiers are cut open and entrails are exposed. A nearly cut-off finger dangles from a hand. Frequent profanity, including regular use of "f--k" and its variations. What emerges overall is the bravery and selflessness of the soldiers in the midst of a battle unexpected in its ferocity, as well as an attempt to go beyond simplistic "good versus evil" dramatizations that have historically typified war movies.