• Director(s)

    Kathryn Bigelow

  • Production Year

    2008

  • Genre(s)

    Action, War, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    125m

  • Cast

    Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly, Christian Camargo, Suhail Aldabbach, Christopher Sayegh, Nabil Koni, Sam Spruell, Sam Redford, Feisal Sadoun, Barrie Rice

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The Hurt Locker

Contains strong language and gory images

A new sergeant takes over control of a US army bomb disposal team during the Iraq War. This gritty and intense drama places an emphasis on the psychological toll of combat stress on military personnel.…

A new sergeant takes over control of a US army bomb disposal team during the Iraq War. This gritty and intense drama places an emphasis on the psychological toll of combat stress on military personnel.

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violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

injury detail

alcohol and smoking

drugs

  • Director(s)

    Kathryn Bigelow

  • Production Year

    2008

  • Genre(s)

    Action, War, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    125m

  • Cast

    Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly, Christian Camargo, Suhail Aldabbach, Christopher Sayegh, Nabil Koni, Sam Spruell, Sam Redford, Feisal Sadoun, Barrie Rice

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Contains strong language and gory images
Classified Date:
10/06/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
language
There are multiple uses of strong language ('f**k'), and discriminatory terms ('n****r').
injury detail
In one scene, a member of the bomb disposal team re-opens the torso of a dead boy and removes the explosives that have turned the corpse into a weapon.
additional issues
The film also contains moderate sex references.
Contains strong language and gory images
Classified Date:
22/01/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lions Gate Home Entertainment UK Ltd
violence
There is brief sight of blood spurts during shootings.
threat and horror
Some scenes are tense as the soldiers deal with defusing bombs and the surrounding combat.
language
There is frequent use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as milder terms.
sex
There are some moderate verbal sex references, including a reference to porn DVDs and to a man visiting a brothel.
discrimination
There is use of discriminatory language, including the 'n' word.
injury detail
In one scene, a member of the bomb disposal team re-opens the torso of a dead boy and removes the explosives that turned his corpse into a weapon. There is also sight of injured people following explosions, as well as severed body parts.
alcohol and smoking
Adults smoke and drink.
additional issues
The film also contains moderate sex references.
Classified Date:
17/08/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lions Gate Home Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
06/07/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Classified Date:
09/06/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Classified Date:
20/12/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lions Gate Home Entertainment UK Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio commentary

  • Classified date

    22/01/2010

  • BBFC reference

    AVF260585

  • Language

    English