Blood Diamond (2006)
Directed by Edward Zwick · 143 min · Drama, Thriller, Action
67.0 TOPICAL score · #905 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
Blood Diamond (2006, directed by Edward Zwick) has a TOPICAL score of 67.0 - ranked 905 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 6 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 64% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 64. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (8,607 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 64 languages.
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- Critics64% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 64
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (8,607 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 6 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 64 languages
- Still read93,530 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio (actor #5), Djimon Hounsou (actor #805), Jennifer Connelly (actor #112), Kagiso Kuypers
“The film received positive reviews, with praise directed toward the performances of DiCaprio and Hounsou.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10