This extended cut was released on Blu-ray and in 4K on May 7, 2019. The cut contains an additional eight minutes of footage, increasing the running time to 152 minutes. In 2006, an extended cut of the film was released on DVD. Black Hawk Down won two Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound at the 74th Academy Awards. The film performed modestly well at the box office, grossing $172 million worldwide against a production budget of $92 to $110 million. The film received positive reviews from film critics, although it was criticized for inaccuracies. Orlando Bloom, Ty Burrell, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau also have minor roles.īlack Hawk Down had a limited release on December 28, 2001, and went into the public on January 18, 2002. The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Piven, Ioan Gruffudd, Ewen Bremner, Hugh Dancy, and Tom Hardy in his first film role.

military's 1993 raid in Mogadishu and a Black Hawk helicopter that went down in enemy territory. It is based on the 1999 non-fiction book of the same name by journalist Mark Bowden, about the U.S. Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan.

Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden