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6. ‘The Hurt Locker’ and ‘Iron Man’ | Mission Accomplished
August 29, 2025 · The Hurt Locker (2008) · Drama · Thriller · War · 46:21 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · With Brian Raftery
Edition: mission-accomplished
Movies Referenced (39)
Directors Referenced (6)
3 mentions · · Known for Body Double, Dressed to Kill, The Bonfire of the Vanities▶ 7:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 0:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 27:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 27:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 41:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (18)
7 mentions · · Known for The Hurt Locker, The Town, Wind River▶ 5:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · · Known for Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Endgame▶ 5:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for The Hurt Locker, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Adjustment Bureau▶ 16:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Point Break▶ 10:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, Minority Report▶ 27:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for 21 Jump Street, White House Down, 22 Jump Street▶ 13:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for The Ides of March, Primary Colors▶ 9:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for The Green Mile, The Hurt Locker, The Rock▶ 15:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, Speed▶ 42:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (3)
3 mentions · · Known for Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead0:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · · Known for Chef, Iron Man, Swingers▶ 30:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 21:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
5 mentions · · Known for Doctor Strange, Fast X, The Thursday Murder Club▶ 15:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗