The Hurt Locker is one movie that will thrill and grip you to the max. The Hurt Locker is a American war thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow. It is one of the most acclaimed films of 2009, earning awards and honors from numerous organizations, festivals and groups. The film follows a United States Army Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team during the Iraq War. The story was written by Mark Boal, a freelance writer who was embedded with a bomb squad. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, and Brian Geraghty as members of a U.S. Army EOD unit in Iraq and follows their tour together as they contend with defusing bombs, the threat of insurgency, and the tension that develops among them. Watch The Hurt Locker below and experience the gripping tension.