Zero Dark Thirty
Academy Award × 1
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A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
What critics thought
Kathryn Bigelow's procedural account of the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden landed as one of the most acclaimed films of its year, with critics singling out Jessica Chastain's performance and the film's unflinching, detail-obsessed approach. The central tension in the reviews was not about quality but about moral responsibility — whether dramatizing torture as part of the intelligence chain constitutes endorsement, and whether the film earns its place straddling fact and fiction.
“shows the dark side of that war. It shows the unspeakable and lets us decide if the death of Bin Laden was worth the price we paid.”
Manohla Dargis·New York Times
“opening scenes are not great filmmaking”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Drama, History, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorKathryn Bigelow
StarringJessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong
ComposerAlexandre Desplat
Zero Dark Thirty
Academy Award × 1
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
What critics thought
Kathryn Bigelow's procedural account of the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden landed as one of the most acclaimed films of its year, with critics singling out Jessica Chastain's performance and the film's unflinching, detail-obsessed approach. The central tension in the reviews was not about quality but about moral responsibility — whether dramatizing torture as part of the intelligence chain constitutes endorsement, and whether the film earns its place straddling fact and fiction.
“shows the dark side of that war. It shows the unspeakable and lets us decide if the death of Bin Laden was worth the price we paid.”
Manohla Dargis·New York Times
“opening scenes are not great filmmaking”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Drama, History, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorKathryn Bigelow
StarringJessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong
ComposerAlexandre Desplat
Rent/Purchase