The Hurt Locker Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

You'll know when you're in it.

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Last modified: Jun. 24, 2011

The Hurt Locker

Release Date: Friday, June 26, 2009

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Starring: Jeremy Renner • Anthony Mackie • David Morse • Evangeline Lilly • Brian Geraghty

R Action 2 hrs, 10 m

4.2 / 5.0

81% WILL SEE 19% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: "The Hurt Locker" is a riveting, suspenseful portrait of the courage under fire of the military's unrecognized heroes: the technicians of a bomb squad who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives doing one of the world's most dangerous jobs. Three members of the Army's elite Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squad battle insurgents and one another as they search for and disarm a wave of roadside bombs on the streets of Baghdad—in order to try and make the city a safer place for Iraqis and Americans alike. Their mission is clear—protect and save—but it's anything but easy, as the margin of error when defusing a war-zone bomb is zero. This thrilling and heart-pounding look at the psychology of bomb technicians and the effects of risk and danger on the human psyche is a fictional tale inspired by real events by journalist and screenwriter Mark Boal, who was embedded with a special bomb unit in Iraq. In Iraq, it is soldier vernacular to speak of explosions as sending you to "the hurt locker."

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Who stars in The Hurt Locker – Cast List

Jeremy Renner
Untitled Bourne Movie 5 Project, Avengers: Endgame
Anthony Mackie
Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Endgame
David Morse
Cabrini, World War Z
Evangeline Lilly
Avengers: Endgame, Real Steel
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Brian Geraghty
The Luckiest Man in America, Jarhead
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Sam Spruell
Snow White and the Huntsman, Defiance

Who is making The Hurt Locker – Crew List

A look at The Hurt Locker behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Kathryn Bigelow last helmed A House of Dynamite and Detroit. The film's writer Mark Boal last penned Triple Frontier and Detroit.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Screenwriter: Mark Boal
Producers: Kathryn Bigelow
Mark Boal
Nicolas Chartier
Greg Shapiro

Studios: Summit Entertainment
Production Company: Kingsgate Films
Voltage Pictures

Production – What we know about the The Hurt Locker

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jan 2009

Completed

Changed The Hurt Locker movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for war violence and language
Runtime: 2 hrs, 10 m
Tagline: You'll know when you're in it.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

The Hurt Locker Trailers and Clips

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Video Clip: 'Die Comfortable'

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Video Clip: 'Drop the Phone'

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Theatrical Trailer

The Hurt Locker Release Date: When was the film released?

The Hurt Locker was released in on Friday, June 26 , 2009. There were three other movies released on the same date, including My Sister's Keeper, Surveillance and Cheri.