Blood Diamond

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Blood Diamond

R

2006

2h 23m

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

Jun 29, 2007

Both excitingly well made and dispiritingly formulaic.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Mar 24, 2007

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

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Mark Holcomb

Time Out

Feb 3, 2007

2/6

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

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Jan 31, 2021

3/5

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.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 15, 2020

6/10

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

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

May 20, 2020

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

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Ryan C

@RT52403592 Jul 25, 2026

Blood Diamond is Hollywood at its best—an international adventure thriller driven by deeply instinctual character objectives. Leo is at the Top of his game.

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Matthew D

@OceanSage Apr 13, 2026

This movie is important and showed me how it is unethical to buy diamonds when I first saw it twenty years ago. Djimon Hounsou gives the greatest performance of his life too. Director Edward Zwick’s political thriller epic Blood Diamond (2006) always surprises me with its heart and cynical perspective. Blood Diamond demonstrates the ways in which Sierra Leone in Africa is exploited for their blood diamonds. Leonardo DiCaprio’s South African accent is amazing and fun to listen to for his amusing role as a selfish diamond smuggler Danny Archer. Djimon Hounsou is heartbreaking and enthralling as an African father and fisherman named Solomon Vandy, who just wants to be reunited with his family. Hounsou is phenomenal in Blood Diamond and is arguably even better than Leonardo DiCaprio. David Harewood completely destroys everyone here as the monstrous African warlord Captain Poison. He is terrifying and very charismatic to watch.

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Dennis G

@MunchinBooty Mar 23, 2026

Awesome movie. Leonardo DiCaprio kills it. Seen it multiple times.

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bob C

@RT46426964 Mar 2, 2026

White people chasing diamonds in Black Africa chaos. They don’t make them like this any more even with Leonardo in a White South African accent. I bailed early.

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Garrett B

@gmoney637 Feb 11, 2026

Blood Diamond is a stellar political thriller with the two leads delivering amazing performances

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Dilyana T

@Dilyana Feb 7, 2026

Danny Archer's words "God left this place a long time ago" reminds me of George Michael's lyrics of 1990 "He must have let us all out to play, turned His back and all God's children crept out the back door", who later in 2011-2012 sang: "I sang 20 years and a day But nothing changed The human race found some other god And walked into the flame." No wonder Captain Poison says: "You think I'm a demon, but that's only because I have lived in Hell."

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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: Marshall Herskovitz, Paula Weinstein, Graham King
Screenwriter: Charles Leavitt, 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 23m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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