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The Hurt Locker 2008

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

All-time standing

#766 of 4,399

In the top 15% of movies

By scope

2000s #45 of 459 Top 10% 2008 #3 of 51 Top 5%

Ballots (32)

All time 7

Directors Guild of America

Directors Guild of America

  • Published 2016
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #56
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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

  • Published 2013
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #74
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Esquire

  • Published 2020
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #96
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2023
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Steven Jay Schneider

Steven Jay Schneider

  • Published 2016
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked

Complex

  • Published 2012
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
The Telegraph

The Telegraph

  • Published 2009
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked

Decade 19

2002-2012

Complex

  • Published 2012
  • Decade list · 2002-2012
  • Ranked #27
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2000-2014

Channel 4

Channel 4

  • Published 2014
  • Decade list · 2000-2014
  • Included, unranked

2000-2016

BBC

BBC

  • Published 2016
  • Decade list · 2000-2016
  • Ranked #67
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2000-2017

The New York Times

The New York Times

  • Published 2017
  • Decade list · 2000-2017
  • Included, unranked

2000-2019

The Guardian

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2000-2019
  • Ranked #93
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2000-2021

Writers Guild of America

Writers Guild of America

  • Published 2021
  • Decade list · 2000-2021
  • Ranked #61
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2000-2023

Fotogramas

Fotogramas

  • Published 2023
  • Decade list · 2000-2023
  • Included, unranked

2000-2025

New York Times

New York Times

  • Published 2025
  • Decade list · 2000-2025
  • Ranked #68
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Rolling Stone

  • Published 2025
  • Decade list · 2000-2025
  • Ranked #94
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2000s

The Washington Post

  • Published 2009
  • Decade list · 2000s
  • Ranked #1
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Complex

  • Published 2009
  • Decade list · 2000s
  • Ranked #33
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The Guardian

  • Published 2009
  • Decade list · 2000s
  • Ranked #37
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Film Comment

Film Comment

  • Published 2009
  • Decade list · 2000s
  • Ranked #46
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The Telegraph

The Telegraph

  • Published 2009
  • Decade list · 2000s
  • Ranked #54
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Montages Norway

Montages Norway

  • Published 2009
  • Decade list · 2000s
  • Ranked #66
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Slant Magazine

Slant Magazine

  • Published 2009
  • Decade list · 2000s
  • Ranked #78
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The Film Stage

The Film Stage

  • Published 2009
  • Decade list · 2000s
  • Ranked #95
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Esquire

  • Published 2009
  • Decade list · 2000s
  • Included, unranked
Slant Magazine

Slant Magazine

  • Published 2009
  • Decade list · 2000s
  • Included, unranked

Year 6

Film Comment

Film Comment

  • Published 2009
  • Year list · 2009
  • Ranked #1
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NPR

NPR

  • Published 2009
  • Year list · 2009
  • Ranked #1
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Village Voice

  • Published 2009
  • Year list · 2009
  • Ranked #1
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Rolling Stone

  • Published 2009
  • Year list · 2009
  • Ranked #3
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Paste Magazine

  • Published 2009
  • Year list · 2009
  • Ranked #8
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Slant Magazine

Slant Magazine

  • Published 2009
  • Year list · 2009
  • Ranked #10
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