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The Hurt Locker

2008 · War · Kathryn Bigelow · 2h 11m

A bomb disposal team in Iraq gets a new sergeant who takes risks the other two cannot stand, with a month left on their tour. Built one defusal at a time, each one long and tense.

  • Strongly realistic
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    Describe: Heart of the Wolf

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    Describe: Hell or High Water

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    2026 · Drama

    In Oregon in 1933, a man is taken from his daughter and put in a brutal work camp, where the warden offers early release if he will carry gold out through the wilderness. It is a hard trip with a crew he cannot count on.

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    Describe: The Weight

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