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The Hurt Locker (2009)
- R
- 03/17/2009 (US)
- Drama, Thriller, War
- 2h 11m
You don't have to be a hero to do this job. But it helps.
Overview
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Kathryn Bigelow
DirectorMark Boal
ScreenplayCast
![Jeremy Renner's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/yB84D1neTYXfWBaV0QOE9RF2VCu.jpg)
Jeremy Renner
Staff Sergeant William James![Anthony Mackie's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kfTwOYr3iUucmYz8kPjhYy07G2Z.jpg)
Anthony Mackie
Sergeant JT Sanborn![Brian Geraghty's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/4sqeUc4xYyzQ3Qpl5oxlQBTAAQk.jpg)
Brian Geraghty
Specialist Owen Eldridge![David Morse's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/A6zGbkFjM3uajIakgsSeNTmSKqY.jpg)
David Morse
Colonel Reed![Guy Pearce's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hCzlUxrTLz3ntoPApW873sX0THf.jpg)
Guy Pearce
Sergeant Matt Thompson![Evangeline Lilly's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/pJHX2jd7ytre3NQbF9nlyWUqxH3.jpg)
Evangeline Lilly
Connie James![Ralph Fiennes's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/tJr9GcmGNHhLVVEH3i7QYbj6hBi.jpg)
Ralph Fiennes
Contractor Team Leader![Christian Camargo's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/86SVdy3HpO0KIoGMGMOg1DI5w9k.jpg)