Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down tries to do the same for 1993's battle between American troops and Somali fighters on the streets of Mogadishu. The back story is put up on screen as titles.

Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war movie directed by Ridley Scott set during 1993's Battle of Modadishu, one of the largest American military losses in recent memory. At the peak of the Somali Civil ...

Starring Josh Hartnett and Ewan McGregor. Unfortunately Black Hawk Down isn't available to watch right now. Add it to your list and we'll let you know when it becomes available.

Based on the true story of a war waged in Mogadishu by the high tech Black Hawk helicopters and the US Army Rangers and Deltas.

"Alex Garland & Ray Mendoza’s #Warfaremovie earns its place among the best war films, standing alongside Black Hawk Down," writes CineMovie ... are-there combat movie free of nearly all frills.

Consequently they found themselves caught unawares as two apparently impervious Black Hawk helicopters were shot down by a ragged army of Aidid's militia, using hand-held, rocket-propelled grenades.

Islamic militias that recently took control of the Somali capital Mogadishu after nearly a decade of warlord rule are drawing widespread support among Somali citizens for their efforts to ...