Black Hawk Down

Movie · 2001

A viscerally realistic dramatization of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, rated R for intense graphic war violence and language. After a setup of roughly 45 minutes, the film becomes a nearly unbroken, 90-minute combat sequence with pervasive gunfire, casualties, and graphic medical trauma.

Graphic violence & goreMedical traumaExplicit sexual contentHarm to childrenSubstance abuseFlashing lights

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Graphic violence & goreapproximately 0:45:00Strong

The film's central battle begins here and runs nearly continuously to the end, with constant gunfire, soldiers shot with visible blood spray, explosions, and bodies with severe wounds including lost limbs.

Graphic violence & goreearly in the filmModerate

Opening scenes depict the context of famine and civil war violence in Mogadishu, including crowd violence, before the main mission begins.

Explicit sexual contentapproximately 0:32:50Mild

A pinup-style photograph of a woman in underwear is shown and referenced by soldiers.

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