Amazing but extremely brutal war film. A true classic for adults only.
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Black Hawk Down
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Common Sense says
Violent depiction of a risky rescue; adults only.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 17–18
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What Parents Need to Know
About Black Hawk Down
Parents need to know that this film is extremely violent. If parents do allow their teens to watch, they should be aware that the sad and often violent scenes are traumatic. While it does not include as much foul language as often found in contemporary war films, the violence is extremely graphic and non-stop. American soldiers are bloodily and graphically killed from the beginning until the end. This film is in no way recommended for kids under seventeen.
Read our full review by Kelly Kessler
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about issues regarding life, death, war, and honor. Why did the soldiers return to the ground to continue fighting? Do you think it was right to send soldiers there in the first place? How may this conflict relate to ones in the present? Parents may also want to discuss this film's historical accuracy by comparing it against a documentary that covers the same events.
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Adults only, but the movie is great.
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Hooah, support our troops
I love this movie. Im 17, I plan to join the Army National Guard. Is war not hell? Soldiers give up their civil rights so you can have yours. There is no good way to get out of Iraqistan anyway. This was a war movie, of course it is graphic, but it isn't brutal stupid like the "Saw" movies. If you are okay with the full bloodiness of war, this is an excellent movie, personally my favorite.
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
GOOD FOR OLDER KIDS!yippe cai ya!
AWSOME Must WATCH it!!!
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Intense
This movie was probably the only one to make me actually want to turn it off, but i couldn't because it was so good. The violence is so disturbing and graphic that i would not reccommnd this for anyone under 15 or 16. Also the language is kinda bad but nothing your kids havent heard before.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Perfect Emotioanal Action Packed Movie for teens and adults
Great historic battle that unfortunetly we lost. Movie is amazing. Only thing parents should watch out for is its graphic violence (including a graphic surgery scene) and moderate language. 5/5 :)
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
I saw this movie little while ago. I remember this movie was very violent. Plenty of gun fire and explosives. It is very descriptive of the war in Iraq and really makes you think about all that our armed forces have to go through. I remember the language was also not so good but I don't think that was nearly as much as a problom then the violence. I thought of this as more like a modern day saving privet Ryan in Iraq. Over all it was a good movie!
- I rate this title on for age 15 and give it
Very good yet violent.
I thought this was a very good movie. This movie helps explain to the viewer what really happened there. Not for kids under 15
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it
Epic War Film is The Years Saving Private Ryan without Ryan.
One wrod the best war flick ever made but very long.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Best War Film I've Seen
This is the best war film I have ever seen. It depicts the scene's in a very realistic way and couldn't have been done better. I wouldn't let pre-teens watch it, and even with teens I would think about whether they are mature enough to deal with the film's graphic and realistic nature.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
a very bloody movie
good film but so not suitble 4 under 17 35 f-words
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
A knock out 5 stars
This movie is very violent but it is trying to show war as what it truly is not some abstract sugar coated conflict
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
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- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Very good and realistic movie.
I think this portrays the Americans as being good {not that there not} without mistakes. Very good acting and recreation.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Another great war movie
Basically this movie is just a chronology of the events that happened. But it was great, we need a good movie that shows just what happened after a disaster such as this. Usual violence and language of war movies. F-words add up to 35
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- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
good
great no question about it!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
bluddy
bloddy movie
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| 100% | of parents say it's too violent |
| 67% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 33% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 33% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 33% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
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