The Hurt Locker
You don't have to be a hero to do this job. But it helps.
2008 | 131m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Kathryn Bigelow |
|---|---|
| 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: | Drama, Thriller, War |
| Keywords | sniper, explosive, loyalty, us army, iraq, car bomb, rescue, tension, disaster, terrorism, soldier, iraq war, booby trap, anti war, bomb squad, body armor, woman director, army sergeant, unexploded bomb, weapons of war, dramatic, violence, 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: Sep 30, 2025 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 | ADR Editor, Dialogue 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 Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| 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 |
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