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For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden. Zero Dark Thirty reunites the Oscar® winning team of director-producer Kathryn Bigelow and writer-producer Mark Boal for the story of history's greatest manhunt for the world's most dangerous man.

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2018-06-08
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Thin characters, no involvement

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Traveller11z
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2013-12-21
You learn virtually nothing about the main character - why is she doing this, what is she like, what motivates her, does she have any doubts, hopes, anything? Since the character is so uninvolving, it's difficult to care about the success of the mission. The whole plot remains on the surface, there is no probing into any question on either side. It's not unpleasant to watch, but it's really unclear why this film was made.

Zero dark thirty

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ozymandias the fourth
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2013-08-31
Sadistic perverted characterless and crushingly boring. One star? good title

Awful

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Manbearpig808
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2013-08-14
Disjointed and un engaging. Not worth watching.

Total,utter,cliched,tortuous,insulting,fatuous,non-biodegradable,Academy Award nominated rubbish.

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RDRCRDRC
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2013-08-09
Oh My Word, this is a terrible film. They never even tell you why it's called Zero Dark Thirty, but having survived two and half hours of this rubbish the only thing imperative to know is where the exit or off button is.
It's difficult to know where to start. All I can do is state here at the beginning that you should save your money, and your time, and spend the two and half hours you would otherwise evaporate by watching this film on something useful.
From the start the piece is conceited and trivialises very serious issues in a way that suggests the film makers assumed the IQ of their audience would be very low. Perhaps this is also the reason it contains every cliche that seems to afflict any film of this 'genre'.
Cliches abound. You've got conversations that are so serious that all the interlocutors walk in formation facing apart from one another whilst striding down serious corridors. They use foul language constantly, presumably because it shows they're 'real'. You've got a protagonist who apparently is intellectually gifted, which supposedly is evident from moments like putting food in her mouth before starting a conversation and speaking around the cud, again whilst not actually looking at the person she's apparently having a conversation with. It also seems to be obligatory to have staff speaking to one another or being spoken to like rubbish when having high powered conversations. It's despair inducing that it's assumed that actual work gets done whilst behaving like this. Worse still people watching conceited films like this, might go onto behave like this in the real world, allowing it to inform their behaviour even though they may think their assumptions on how to behave professionally are entirely their own. It's also a worry that as a 'cultural export' there will be people watching this film around the world getting the impression that to any extent people in the West share the moral poverty of these characters. Naturally that's a totally separate issue, but who's going to tell them that?
Bigalow must take responsibility for the short comings of her film. This appears to have been a 'worthy' project. After the Hurt Locker she seems to have been deemed persona grata and given cooperation to make this puerile film. Don't get me wrong. I say here that if I was to make a film I'm sure it would be unwatchable, but that's why I'm not involved in film making.
I may have missed even more points I could have included here, but I could only bear to watch the film once. Even the lead actress appears to recognise she's lent herself to an awful production, in her last scene where the character indulges in an advanced blubbing masterclass, presumably she's partly grief stricken at the death of what should have been a promising career.
Perhaps I've been a little harsh, but where should the buck stop with something as execrable this?
Jennifer Ehle deserves praise though. It was only when the credits ran that I recognised it was her. Now that's what can be called a class act.

Gripping, scary and not for adrenaline junkies

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billsensei
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2013-07-29
Yes, I know this is not really real and just a glimpse of what we are allowed to know or similar. However, it is very well done in terms of being on edge at times while being really boring at times as intel can be.
The end needed to be better for me personally because it left too much in limbo. But, the bottom line is that it is what it is and if you like this sort of film you will be mostly satisfied.

Bit slow

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themanlikesasha
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2013-07-26
Doesn't really capture the drama and was far too long but maybe worth a watch.

A Movie For Grown Ups! At last!

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Fineartpatron
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2013-07-10
Libtard koolaid drinkers have been ordered to hate this flick. Fair enough, they can go Google "Iraq Yellowcake Uranium" instead, hippies need educating too.
This film is very thought provoking. The Obama administation allowed unprecedented access to US state secrets for he producers (RIP SEAL Team 6 members killed as a result in Afg.) This film is an important historical document on Barry "Peace Prize" Obama's assault on American security.

DON'T MISS IT...

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Nic D'Este
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2013-07-08
4/5 *'s for me guys...
I personally love Mark Strong and the late James Gandolfini (what can we not say about him, huh?) forget about it...
If you find the whole anti-terrorism concept fascinating as I do and enjoyed series such as the recent 'HomeLand' then you'll love this movie...

Rubbish. Worst movie ever

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sel7x
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2013-07-07
Not worth the one star I have given this movie.

ZD30

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Rhyyys
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2013-07-03
Horrible film, very slow, takes to long to get to the point.
Waste of money.

Zero rating

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MrChrisx
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2013-06-29
Why do US movies feel like video games? Very little depth or analysis which is surprising considering the subject matter. You'll learn nothing new watching this. And it's also quite dull - again very surprising considering the topic.

Average

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Strulls
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2013-06-23
Expected alot from the hype of the film, after ages of waiting for the rental to be released, was not worth it. It's an ok watch but not recommended.

Zero dark thirty

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Cath UK
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2013-06-23
Excellent film. Good to see a film portraying a strong female lead. The scene where Bin Laden was killed was done well, just right, I thought. Biglow is an excellent director, as shown previously in The Hurt Locker.

Dark

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jody p
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2013-06-22
So long as you don't this film as fact it is very good. Watch it in the dark with 5.1 Dolby S.S. in full effect and it can not fail to entertain. If you enjoy the intelligence , espionage type of film it ticks the boxes. Bit too much 'water boarding' scenes for me just to emphasise the agent mental condition as I got the message early doors . Still an excellent film . Kept me up way passed bedtime !!!!

Barrowman?

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Geoff79
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2013-06-21
Enjoyed it in the main, and then John Barrowman showed up! I'm thinking he got lost on his way to star in Puss In Boots on stage, and stumbled onto the set. Yeah, that would explain it.

Brooding classic with artistic licence

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Owen Moore
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2013-06-20
Imagine Tom Hanks & Speilberg writing Saving Private Ryan without some embellishment? That's the issue I think some have with Zero Dark Thirty - it will never deliver CIA-authorised information so get over it.
If you've ever wondered about the importance of one persons error (the courier) cascading into the capture of the worlds most wanted man, this film delivers. If you want guns, flash bangs and bravado try Rambo.
Thundering background soundtrack, standout acting and well-chosen SEALS actors moves the viewer from disinterested viewer to questioning consumer. Did torture help? Yes. Did Osama Bin Laden acquire extra cranial ventilation through architectural oversight? Yes. Did a white SUV driver help the CIA nail an openly hostile terrorist? Yes. Bigelow asks better questions in ZDT that some viewers would struggle to comprehend.
One of those "see-before-you-die" films.
Pros: Engaging, uncomfortable, visually crisp, soundtrack, Bigelow, Gandolfini in a now legendary role (RIP 'Tony') immense information delivery, empathy for characters, satisfying outcome.
Cons: Torture, Viewers in denial commenting on the film, pseudoscience conspiracy theorists commenting on the film, assumes prior knowledge, not a Black Hawk down gun-fest.

Toonarmy

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Bruno1960
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2013-06-18
This film is total rubbish don't waste your money,so bad I dumped it after 45 minutes.

Outstanding

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Film mum
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2013-06-16
Well put together, just goes to show that if you are wanted in this day and age, you can be found and they will find you.
I would gladly recommend this film to friends.

Great movie

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Sqghuy
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2013-06-16
This is a brilliant look at how the trail was found in the hunt for Bin Laden. Not a lot of action but a brilliant film. A must watch.

Nicole

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Nic0le364
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2013-06-15
Found the torture scenes at the beginning gratuitous and unnecessary in plot development. Some huge leaps of artistic license which undermined the authenticity of the piece e.g Maya 'listening in' to radio chatter and identifying F16s had scrambled during the raid on Bin Ladens compound.

watchable

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lovetalent
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2013-06-15
its quiet good. I fw'd the torture scenes which I couldn't stomach. at some pt we are expected to believe that the CIA was mislead about the weapons of mass destruction in iraq ..given that was never plausible at the time for a lot of us not even privy to special intelligence but reliant on news reports this absolute bs made my mind wander off for the remainder of the movie to wondering if osama bin laden has ever been killed…i'm left doubting that. as a complete work of fiction, torture aside, its an ok watch

Robbery

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YousafAnwarOman
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2013-06-14
I purchased this film 3 days a go and have been attempting to download it and watch it since then and have been told that there has been a download error and to retry. I want my money back iTunes .

Double standards and aggrandisment

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revoxx
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2013-06-12
This entertainment is another form of colonialism - or imperialism - actually quite disturbing. The fact that the US media and Hollywood depict a piece of history (that should be heroic and anonimous) in such a public way; that makes a mockery of the security services adhering to such atavistic secrecy (doing bad things). Brave ambitious film well acted and directed - and makes you wonder how the good guys are so impenetrable whilst the bad guys weirdly are understandable. Double standards perhaps. Really the US has created enemies for its own aggrandisment since the 50s. And this darkness is a concern for all because of a perpetual insistance upon it. A better film would be a bio-pic on Bin Laden and how he curdled as a US ally.

Great movie

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8igKev
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2013-06-11
I don't know why people are criticising the movie because it was great. I see how you think it is propaganda showing they are always the good guys but when they raid the compound it's quite ruthless how they constantly shoot the body. So I don't know why you think it is a form of propaganda. Great movie though!

Great Film - Shows us to stop being wimps

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MattyB55
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2013-06-11
A film that shows that torture works & we forget we only doing it to people who deserve it , we have to break these fanatics down to get what we need , I don't no how much of this true to real life but what do we want information or being blown up , whilst we are going shopping in our local towns , this Al-quada are cowards , they have a right to fight but not with innocents , a film that's not scared to honest & to catch , no dick as well. Great film

SUPERB

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Stewster080590
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2013-06-07
Can't remember being so gripped by a film, a few interesting points as well, does torture ever yield anything! The mark of a good film is the ability to make you forget know what happens!

Good pace and a believable story

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Sunila911
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2013-06-06
Good movie, of what might have happened, keeps you in suspense as to how the break through actually was made.

Propaganda

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Waylander12
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2013-06-05
American propaganda. Firstly I wouldn't have thought anyone involved in the true version of events would openly give a frank account of what happened and secondly I can't imagine for one minute that the american government would authorize any depiction of what really happened to be made public. Just another diversionary tactic on the part of the US to show them in a good and humanity saving light. Hell, I doubt if bin laden was even killed in a planned raid, more likely to have been the result of bombing or an accident. Total toss.

Rent? Why Not? Ridiculous Apple.

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scalliewaggNo1
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2013-06-04
Why can't we rent this? I for one have had enough and will go elsewhere for my phones, computer and entertainment. Had enough of blatant profit making. Bye Apple.

Definitely worth a watch

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jrccooper
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2013-06-03
Some might say that this film is a bit slow to begin with and yes, I would possibly say that to be true.
However, the second half of the movie is fantastic and doesn't drag at all.
Zero Dark Thirty is well worth a watch.

Politically Motivated Pro Torture Rubbish

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cah2004
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2013-06-01
Completely glosses over the actual intelligence from informants and agents who voluntarily provided information to agent handlers having been converted by intelligence officers. Glorifies torture throughout and suggests torture provided up to date intelligence while in reality even in the film the intelligence was confused (think witnesses in a criminal court case all seeing the same thing giving different accounts) out of date and obsolete. Shows no recruitment of agents or the hostility Guantanamo bay caused when attempting to recruit agents or persuade them with arguments centring on the rule of law. Politically motivated propaganda rubbish along the lines of Charlie Wilson’s war that is completely removed from reality. Ideal for call of duty wannabe warriors and homeland living room CIA officers. Pathetic.

Gritty it is

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Highlyrestrung1
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2013-06-01
Gritty, well made, well acted (not over acted) and very watchable.

Great film

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olej24
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2013-05-31
Really good film. With a believable story.

Good, but LONG

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MimiBLDN
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2013-05-30
Good movie for sure, but you might want to strap yourself in - this thing is long!
It's well over 2 hours of not much happening before it starts to accelerate toward the main plot point (the raid on Osama Bin Laden's hideout). The film has some great performances, but could do with some more serious editing to reduce it down to a more compelling story. I enjoyed it, but it was a bit long in the teeth.

Perfect

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Traveler1234567
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2013-05-30
Quite possibly perfect in every way. Superbly cast, written and directed. Politics aside, the film itself is a masterpiece that could fall into either the Drama or Thriller genre. It grips the viewer from the very first words spoken.
One of the few times I have agreed with the Oscar giving committee.

Fiction or fact it's still a great film.

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Pete's passion for music
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2013-05-30
Personally I do not believe that Bin Laden was killed that night…But this is a very good account of how America works. The first casualty in war is the truth…But as a fictional piece of drama this is very good…watch it in the dark and with the sound turned up and by the end your heart will be pounding. Sure its a bit slow at first but the ending is very tense and is US cinema at its best.

Thought Provoking

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Andy1701K
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2013-05-29
A great example of a movie that takes time to properly tell the story, from both the factual, dramatic and most importantly; the human aspects.
If you're looking for Die Hard / Fast & Furious - you will hate this.
If you're looking for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy / The Good Shepherd - you will love this.
Well worth a watch.

Worst trailer I have ever seen

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tardy_271
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2013-05-29
Itunes- you need to get better trailers. This one puts me off the movie!

Really enjoyable movie

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ManUtd rule
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2013-05-27
When I 1st heard of this movie I though it would be rubbish but I gave it a chance and I really enjoyed it at the cinema and I will again when it comes out on blu ray. I will give this film 5 stars and would Recommend it

Very slow and boring

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Buntey
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2013-05-27
The film is very slow and boring a TOTALL waste of money

Gritty, thought provoking, and stark.

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Beaumonth UK
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2013-05-05
A small glimpse into the intelligence network of the CIA. Zero Dark Thirty paints a slightly darker, more realistic picture than the usual films of the genre. Politically charged, this film raises questions of morality, and shows that the lines are often blurred. Zero Dark Thirty depicts just how far people go to get results, at the risk of losing their own humanity. A little slow in parts, but that is to be expected due to the timeline exceeding almost 10 years.
A good 4.5 stars in my opinion.