When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Directed by Ridley Scott
based on novel or book
ambush
chaos
militia
prisoner of war
wound
somalia
warlord
famine
arms dealer
based on true story
delta force
gunfight
combat
us military
1990s
helicopter crash
mogadishu
rescue operation
peacekeeper
soldiers
street shootout
Rank
#58 in 2001·#3465 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
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Cast
Josh Hartnett
SSG Matthew Eversmann
Eric Bana
SFC Norm 'Hoot' Gibson
Ewan McGregor
SPC John Grimes
Tom Sizemore
LTC Danny McKnight
William Fichtner
SFC Jeff Sanderson
Sam Shepard
MG William F. Garrison
Jason Isaacs
CPT Mike Steele
Ewen Bremner
SPC Shawn Nelson
Orlando Bloom
PFC Todd Blackburn
Tom Hardy
SPC Lance Twombly
Charlie Hofheimer
CPL James 'Jamie' Smith
Hugh Dancy
SFC Kurt 'Doc' Schmid
Crew
Ridley Scott
Director
Ken Nolan
Screenplay
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Pietro Scalia
Editor
Sławomir Idziak
Director of Photography
Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer
Branko Lustig
Executive Producer
Simon West
Executive Producer
Mike Stenson
Executive Producer
Ridley Scott
Producer
Chad Oman
Executive Producer
Arthur Max
Production Design
Popular Reviews
1015 reviews
Nyle Ali
7.0★ · 08/12/25
yeah, i no longer wanna be a soldier. fuck war.
yeah, i no longer wanna be a soldier. fuck war.
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Will Perez
7.0★ · 07/13/25
A bit dragged out but overall solid war movie. They seemed to never catch a break and had a satisfying ending. It’s a good watch, but don’t see myself rewatching.
A bit dragged out but overall solid war movie. They seemed to never catch a break and had a satisfying ending. It’s a good watch, but don’t see myself rewatching.
