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The Hurt Locker

2008

During the Iraq War, a reckless, adrenaline-fueled sergeant leading a bomb-disposal team clashes with his cautious squadmates as each defused device brings them closer to catastrophe. Kathryn Bigelow's nerve-shredding, Oscar-winning war drama.

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