Black Hawk Down

On October 3, 1993, nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen, leading to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. This film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks and rescue each and every solider.

MPAA: Rated R for intense, realistic, graphic war violence, and for language

Principal Cast: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore

Director: Ridley Scott