#99. The Hurt Locker (2008)

- Director: Kathryn Bigelow

- Stacker score: 89.1

- Metascore: 95

- IMDb user rating: 7.6

- Runtime: 131 minutes

Kathryn Bigelow's career hit a second stride with the release of her gripping Iraq War drama, "The Hurt Locker." The film follows a bomb disposal team from one job to the next. Instead of traditional character development, the story coasts by on a wave of sustained and almost unbearable tension. It won six Academy Awards, making Bigelow the first woman in history to win for Best Director.

RickSiow

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