The Hurt Locker
You don't have to be a hero to do this job. But it helps.
2008 | 131m | English
Popularity: 8 (history)
| Director: | Kathryn Bigelow |
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| Writer: | Mark Boal |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 10, 2008 |
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| Director: | Kathryn Bigelow |
| Writer: | Mark Boal |
| Genres: | War |
| Keywords | explosive, loyalty, us army, iraq, car bomb, rescue, tension, disaster, terrorism, soldier, iraq war, booby trap, anti war, bomb squad, body armor, army sergeant, unexploded bomb, weapons of war, bomb disposal unit, disarming a bomb |
| Production Companies | Summit Entertainment, Kingsgate Films, Voltage Pictures, First Light, Grosvenor Park Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $49,259,766
Budget: $15,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 17, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Renner | Staff Sergeant William James |
| Anthony Mackie | Sergeant JT Sanborn |
| Brian Geraghty | Specialist Owen Eldridge |
| David Morse | Colonel Reed |
| Guy Pearce | Sergeant Matt Thompson |
| Evangeline Lilly | Connie James |
| Ralph Fiennes | Contractor Team Leader |
| Christian Camargo | Colonel John Cambridge |
| Christopher Sayegh | Beckham |
| David Gueriera | First Sergeant |
| Nabil Koni | Professor Nabil |
| Sam Spruell | Contractor Charlie |
| Sam Redford | Contractor Jimmy |
| Erin Gann | Mortuary Affairs Officer |
| Malcolm Barrett | Sergeant Foster |
| Kristoffer Ryan Winters | Soldier at Intersection |
| J.J. Kandel | Guard at Camp Liberty Market |
| Hani Al Naimi | Iraqi Translator |
| Anas Wellman | Soldier at UN |
| Kate Mines | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Yousef Shweihat | Insurgent Sniper (uncredited) |
| Feisal Sadoun | Contractor Feisal |
| Barrie Rice | Contractor Chris |
| Imad Daoudi | Iraqi Police Captain at UN |
| Justin Campbell | Sergeant Carter |
| Ryan Tramont | Guard at Liberty Gate |
| Hasan Darwish | DVD Merchant |
| Wasfi Amour | Insurgent in the Stairwell |
| Nibras Qassem | Nabil's Wife |
| Ben Thomas | US Army Medic |
| Nader Tarawneh | Insurgent Sniper |
| Omar Mario | Butcher |
| Fleming Campbell | Soldier at Airfield |
| Suhail Dabbach | Black Suit Man |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mark Bennett | Casting |
| George L. Little | Costume Design |
| Chris Innis | Editor |
| Amin Charif El Masri | Set Decoration |
| Jonathan Olley | Still Photographer |
| Richard C. Franklin | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jamie Hardt | Sound Effects Editor |
| Bernard Weiser | Sound Effects Editor |
| Stewart Whelan | First Assistant Camera |
| Dana Hamel | Key Makeup Artist |
| Karima Ladjimi | Production Manager |
| Jack Schuster | Post-Production Manager |
| Simon Bysshe | Boom Operator |
| Ryan Juggler | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| John Sanacore | Foley Editor |
| Craig Stauffer | Sound Mixer |
| Robert Troy | Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor |
| Alex Ullrich | Foley Editor |
| Chris M. Jacobson | Sound Effects |
| Lee Cleary | First Assistant Director |
| David Ticotin | First Assistant Director |
| David Inkster | Property Master |
| Paul Joyal | Production Design |
| Karim Kheir | Assistant Property Master |
| Marwan Kheir | Construction Coordinator |
| Ian Nothnagel | Set Decoration |
| Gary Damian Thomas | Storyboard Designer |
| Nasser Zoubi | Property Master |
| Ben Krakowsky | Assistant Property Master |
| Blair Foord | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Richard Stutsman | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Tony Marsh | Stunt Coordinator |
| Ed Araquel | Still Photographer |
| Hosni Al Baqa | Lighting Technician |
| Geoff Dane | Best Boy Electric |
| Oliver Driscoll | First Assistant Camera |
| Dale H. Jahraus | Camera Operator |
| Scott MacDonald | Camera Operator |
| Matthew Moffat | Gaffer |
| Duraid Munajim | Camera Operator |
| Jules Quesnel | Dolly Grip |
| Imad Rechiche | First Assistant Camera |
| Jim Swanson | Gaffer |
| Dave Walker | Key Grip |
| Adel Akkad | Casting Assistant |
| Lara Atalla | Casting |
| Laura Toplass | Casting |
| Karma Hijjawi | Costume Coordinator |
| Daniel J. Lester | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Moira Anne Meyer | Costume Supervisor |
| Vicky Mulholland | Costume Design |
| Sara Rakhshandeh | Costume Supervisor |
| Cathy Darby | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Gilbert Carreras | Color Timer |
| Mike Chiado | Digital Intermediate |
| Rupert Lloyd | Post Production Assistant |
| Bruce Lomet | Digital Intermediate |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | Digital Intermediate |
| Sean Valla | First Assistant Editor |
| Jamie Lake | Location Manager |
| Fawaz Zoubi | Location Manager |
| Michael Farias | Location Manager |
| John Bissell | Music Supervisor |
| John Kurlander | Scoring Mixer |
| Julie Pearce | Music Editor |
| Dean Fitzpatrick | Transportation Coordinator |
| Melissa Binder | Ager/Dyer |
| Kimberly Harris | Dialogue Editor |
| Alex Romano | Online Editor |
| J. Cody Baker | Digital Intermediate Assistant |
| Erik Rogers | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Ray Beckett | Sound Mixer |
| Robin Smith | First Assistant Camera |
| Niels Reedtz Johansen | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Mark Boal | Screenplay |
| Barry Ackroyd | Director of Photography |
| Marco Beltrami | Original Music Composer |
| Buck Sanders | Original Music Composer |
| Karl Júlíusson | Production Design |
| Aslaug Konradsdottir | Script Supervisor |
| Rob Lycar | Production Manager |
| Joe Cappelletti | ADR Supervisor |
| Isaac Hamon | Stunt Coordinator |
| Peter Rotter | Music Supervisor |
| Nicolas Harvard | Second Assistant Director |
| Stephen Nakamura | Color Timer |
| Kathryn Bigelow | Director |
| Bob Murawski | Editor |
| Paul N.J. Ottosson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer |
| Bill Boston | Additional Music Supervisor |
| Newton Thomas Sigel | Additional Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jenn Lee | Producer |
| Greg Shapiro | Producer |
| Tony Mark | Executive Producer |
| Jack Schuster | Associate Producer |
| Mark Boal | Producer |
| Nicolas Chartier | Producer |
| Kirk Shaw | Associate Producer |
| Donall McCusker | Co-Producer |
| Kathryn Bigelow | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
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| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | N/A | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Vera Farmiga | Nominated |
| Spirit Awards | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Woody Harrelson | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Christopher Plummer | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Director | Kathryn Bigelow | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Christoph Waltz | Won |
| Spirit Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Spirit Awards | Best Actress | N/A | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Actor | Jeremy Renner | Won |
Popularity History
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