---
title: 'The Hurt Locker (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kathryn Bigelow'
released: '2008-09-04'
runtime_minutes: 131
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hurt-locker-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hurt Locker (2008)

2008 · 131 min · Drama, Action, War · United States


## Synopsis

The Hurt Locker is a 2009 American war film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. It follows an Iraq War bomb disposal team who are targeted by insurgents and shows their psychological reactions to the stress of combat. Boal drew on his experience during embedded access to write the screenplay.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kathryn Bigelow](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-bigelow)
- **Producer:** [Kathryn Bigelow](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-bigelow), [Mark Boal](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-boal), [Nicolas Chartier](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-chartier)
- **Screenplay:** [Mark Boal](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-boal)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marco Beltrami](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-beltrami)
- **Director of Photography:** [Barry Ackroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-ackroyd)
- **Editor:** [Chris Innis](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-innis)

## Cast

- [Jeremy Renner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-renner) as Sergeant First Class William James
- [Suhail Dabbach](https://cinepixo.com/people/suhail-dabbach) as a black-suit suicide bomber
- [Guy Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-pearce) as Staff Sergeant Matthew Thompson
- [Evangeline Lilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/evangeline-lilly) as Connie James
- [Sam Spruell](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-spruell) as Contractor Charlie
- [Malcolm Barrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-barrett) as Sergeant Foster
- [Christian Camargo](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-camargo) as Lieutenant Colonel John Cambridge
- [David Morse](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-morse) as Colonel Reed
- [Brian Geraghty](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-geraghty) as Specialist Owen Eldridge
- [Anthony Mackie](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-mackie) as Sergeant J. T. Sanborn
- [Ralph Fiennes](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-fiennes) as the leader of a Private Military Company unit

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Official site: http://www.thehurtlocker-movie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hurt-locker-2008
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