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(action, drama, history, war)
Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993 where nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord which lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen which led to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters in Mogadishu, and the heroic efforts by various Rangers to get to them, centering on Sgt. Eversmann, commanding one Ranger unit named Chalk Four, leading Rangers to the first black hawk crash site, to Warrant Officer Durant who was only survivor of the second black hawk crash site and whom was captured, to Col. McKnight who leads a rescue convoy for the Rangers only to get lost within the hostile city, to Sgt. Sanderson desperately trying to get to the first crash site, to Staff Sgt. Yurek who leads two fellow Rangers, Nelson and Twombly to meet with up their squad, Chalk Four, at the first crash site, to many others involved who where either killed or survived..
actors:
| Josh Hartnett | as SSgt. Matt Eversmann |
| Ewan McGregor | as Spec. John Grimes |
| Jason Isaacs | as Capt. Mike Steele |
| Tom Sizemore | as Lt. Col. Danny McKnight |
| Eric Bana | as Sfc. Norm 'Hoot' Gibson |
| Sam Shepard | as Maj. Gen. William F. Garrison |
| Ewen Bremner | as Spec. Shawn Nelson |
| Tom Hardy | as Spec. Lance Twombly |
| Ron Eldard | as CWO Michael Durant |
| Charlie Hofheimer | as Cpl. James 'Jamie' Smith |
| Hugh Dancy | as Sfc. Kurt Schmid |
| Tom Guiry | as SSgt. Ed Yurek |
| Brian Van Holt | as SSgt. Jeff Struecker |
| Steven Ford | as Lt. Col. Joe Cribbs |
Ridley Scott
rating:7.60
See also: Action: Windtalkers
See also: Josh Hartnett in Hollywood Homicide
See also Action Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones