The Hurt Locker (2008)

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You don't have to be a hero to do this job. But it helps.

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.

• Released: 2008-10-10
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, War
• Runtime: 2h 11m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 6,375 votes

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

Top cast

• Jeremy Renner as Staff Sergeant William James
• Anthony Mackie as Sergeant JT Sanborn
• Brian Geraghty as Specialist Owen Eldridge
• David Morse as Colonel Reed
• Guy Pearce as Sergeant Matt Thompson
• Evangeline Lilly as Connie James
• Ralph Fiennes as Contractor Team Leader
• Christian Camargo as Colonel John Cambridge
• Christopher Sayegh as Beckham
• David Gueriera as First Sergeant

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Hurt Locker

• United States: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on JioHotstar; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Stan; watch free on SBS On Demand; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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