The Hurt Locker
Movie • 2008 • Drama
ReportForced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
This movie contains 21 potentially triggering events.
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Unanswered Triggers
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JeiJie
The main character is a reckless bomb diffuser and clearly an adrenaline junkie. When another Sargent holds a knife to his neck, he pulls it closer.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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The main character smokes cigarettes frequently.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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RoseGaudreau
Yes, there are scenes where men are intoxicated and drinking alcohol. One of the characters is also seen drinking alone.
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Animal
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Does a cat die?
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RoseGaudreau
There is a sad scene where you see an limping stray cat but no death.
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Are there bugs?
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jesslrand
There's a part where a fly crawls near a man's eye and looks like it might go in but it does not.
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Assault
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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seedbirb
There is one scene about a quarter through the movie where one character talks to another while shaving his face.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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JeiJie
There is a lot of heavy breathing, especially when the diffusers are in their suits in the beginning.
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Is there amputation?
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RoseGaudreau
At 1:39:29, there is a man with a severed leg. The scene only lasts a couple seconds.
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Does someone break a bone?
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JeiJie
Specialist is shot in the leg, he reveals a bit later that his femur was shattered because of it.
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Is there excessive gore?
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JeiJie
There is a dead child that is found with several deep cuts. The main character had to reopen his wounds and dig in his stomach to take a bomb out.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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KaylynvanderMerwe
a dead child is turned into a body bomb, the character must remove the bomb from the body
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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JeiJie
The aftermath of a bombing shows several families in distress and crying.
A suicide bomber towards the end says he’s a father but the main character is unable to detach the vest in time.
A suicide bomber towards the end says he’s a father but the main character is unable to detach the vest in time.
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Is there a shower scene?
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RoseGaudreau
A soldier stands in the shower fully-clothed and washes off blood from his uniform.
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Gross
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Does someone spit?
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RoseGaudreau
Yes someone spits and their saliva hangs from their lips.
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Is there audio gore?
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seedbirb
(minor spoilers)
There is a scene with a bomb inside of a dead body, and there are noises as a character removes it.
There is a scene with a bomb inside of a dead body, and there are noises as a character removes it.
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Large-scale Violence
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LGBTQ+
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Medical
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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seedbirb
One character struggles with the deaths of his friends and his actions throughout the movie. Other characters hesitate, have unseen flashbacks, or act in ways that others may view as irrational due to their trauma. Other than that, it can be implied that most of the characters deal with PTSD due to their situation.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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seedbirb
Almost the entire movie is shot with shaky cameras or bouncy movements. If you get headaches/nausea easily, this is not the movie for you.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Is there hate speech?
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seedbirb
Because the movie involves US troops in conflict with Iraqi locals, there are slang terms and one off comments that some viewers may see as offensive.
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Are there n-words?
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Around 29 minutes a kid addresses the black sargent as he tries to sell him something. It’s clear that it wasn’t with the intention of being hateful but to sound slick/cool.
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Relationships
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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MarnaeJorgensen
A male character is actually comforted as he starts to break down.
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Sickness
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Social
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Vehicular
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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PhoenixBrown
There are many explosions, none of which nuclear, being a film about bombs and all...
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