Black Hawk Down
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Black Hawk Down

2001Movie2 h 25 minR2 awards

76
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.7Letterboxd3.7/5Metacritic747.9Rotten Tomatoes77%88%
76
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.7Letterboxd3.7/5Metacritic747.9Rotten Tomatoes77%88%

Summary

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.

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  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

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  • You want something to laugh at
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  • Graphic violence bothers you
  • You want something quiet and calm

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  • Puts you on the battlefield.
  • Gets your pulse racing.
  • Leaves you shaken.
  • Gives you goosebumps.
  • Pulls you in.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

Stock Shout-OutsRare · in 13 titlesIt's hard to find a First Person Shooter in a modern setting that doesn't have a reference to this movie somewhere.Examine the Live GrenadeRare · in 10 titlesThe Rangers and Deltas Trapped Behind Enemy Lines are told to signal where the hostiles are so that the little-bird gunships can provide air support until a new convoy reaches them.All 171 tropes

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