Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down Leaving Peacock on July 1

Ridley Scott's 2001 war film Black Hawk Down will leave Peacock on July 1 after a one-month run. The movie was added to the service on June 1 under a one-month license from Sony and has not yet been picked up by another streamer. Based on Mark Bowden's 1999 book, the film follows U.S.

forces sent into Mogadishu to capture two lieutenants of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. What begins as a quick operation spirals into chaos when two helicopters are shot down and soldiers are scattered across the city, forcing a day-long urban battle as they try to leave no man behind.

Hailed as a modern classic, Black Hawk Down features an ensemble cast including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs and Tom Hardy. Released in December 2001, it was made for $92 million and earned $173 million; critics and military veterans have praised its realistic depiction of combat, with former Army Ranger Jeff Struecker calling certain scenes especially accurate and saying the film is as real as it gets.

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