Blood Diamond

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Blood Diamond

R

Released Dec 8, 2006

2h 18m

Adventure

Drama

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As civil war rages through 1990s Sierra Leone, two men, a white South African mercenary (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a black Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou), become joined in a common quest to recover a rare gem that has the power to transform their lives. With the help of an American journalist (Jennifer Connelly), the men embark on a hazardous trek through rebel territory to achieve their goal.

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Critics Consensus

Blood Diamond overcomes poor storytelling with its biting commentary and fine performances.

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

Both excitingly well made and dispiritingly formulaic.

Jun 29, 2007

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

It's a film about exploitation that sometimes feels like it IS exploitation and is only going to leave you frustrated.

Mar 24, 2007

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Mark Holcomb

Time Out

Blood Diamond has all the cinematic punch of a lengthy Nation article.

Rated: 2/6

Feb 3, 2007

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Each of the lead actors does good work here - although Jennifer Connolly's war correspondent must to have an unseen hairdresser traveling with he r- but in regard to the social and political content, Zwick seems to have bitten off more than he could chew.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 31, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Though exhibiting plenty of potential with its production value, the film ultimately suffers from a lack of focus and indecisive direction.

Rated: 6/10

Nov 15, 2020

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

Besides an inadequate love machine, the movie's also missing a proper villain.

May 20, 2020

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Audience Member

I watched this in theater and didn't think much of Leo's movies prior as far as an action kinda manly character and was impressed, thought it was a real step up to open the door to action movies like Inception and Revenant which I would never have thought he could have pulled off if not for his work in this, that's my two cents

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/16/25

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Jerod S

Blood Diamond attempts to cover a LOT of ground and lots of kinds of exploitations. The love story is tries to drudge takes away from the real work.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/25

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Tarun Kumar Y

One of the lesser known Leo's movies. I wish the story explores a little more of Leo's character too in addition to the African man. But overall a good one. It tried to do a lot of things at a time but doesn't do full justice. In the end it did set out to bring awareness to the subject they picked up.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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Dave H

This is a superbly cast, well acted, brilliantly directed movie. Love it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/25

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Audience Member

It was really long and boring...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/05/25

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Niko H

Great movie , great cast. Great story. Corruption always leads to the top.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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Synopsis

As civil war rages through 1990s Sierra Leone, two men, a white South African mercenary (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a black Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou), become joined in a common quest to recover a rare gem that has the power to transform their lives. With the help of an American journalist (Jennifer Connelly), the men embark on a hazardous trek through rebel territory to achieve their goal.

Director: Edward Zwick
Producer: Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Paula Weinstein, Graham King
Screenwriter: Charles Leavitt, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, C. Gaby Mitchell
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Virtual Studios, Warner Bros., Bedford Falls Productions, Spring Creek Productions
Rating: R (Strong Violence|Language)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $57.4M
Runtime: 2h 18m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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