Black Hawk Down fingerprintRelentless energy, stunning style, no humor.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
Moving and melancholic
Serious throughout
War, history, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout editing, sound design, and cinematography
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Fast from start to finish.
Black Hawk Down is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and pulse-pounding.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
War, history, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around war, history, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout editing, sound design, and cinematography
Look and sound: the editing, sound design, and cinematography stand out.
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Black Hawk Down is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, and Metacritic 74). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 25 min
Black Hawk Down runs 2 h 25 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 76 and audiences 81 out of 100, so both groups see Black Hawk Down much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $92 million to make and earned $173 million worldwide, 1.9 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Somali. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+119GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Black Hawk Down in 133 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 171 storytelling tropes for Black Hawk Down, including Desecrating the Dead, Bash Brothers, One-Woman Wail.
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