Best IED Scenes
Movies with interesting, although not necessarily realistic, depictions of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), boobytraps, explosives preparations, tactics, or just plain ol' bombs. Inclusion on this list does not necessarily mean the movie itself is any good, just that I happened to think the 'bomb scene' in the movie is worth watching. I hope you'll agree. Spoilers in comments.
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- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsJeff BridgesTommy Lee JonesSuzy AmisAn Irish bomber escapes from prison and targets a member of the Boston bomb squad.Bomb scenes: Tommy Lee Jones' character preparing improvised explosive mixture to blast his way out of prison; keystroke-counting bomb on college campus; great scene in kitchen showing common actions that can trigger boobytraps; Tommy Lee Jones in Mad Bomber lab on abandoned boat; various boobytraps on boat; other bomb triggers throughout.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée CrozeAfter the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsSteven BauerMichael YorkRobert JoyChronicles a Mossad team hand picked to hunt down the terrorists involved in the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes.
- DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsGerard ButlerJamie FoxxLeslie BibbA frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.
- DirectorJan de BontStarsKeanu ReevesDennis HopperSandra BullockA young Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.
- DirectorLuis LlosaStarsSylvester StalloneSharon StoneJames WoodsA woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.
- DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsDiane KeatonYorgo VoyagisKlaus KinskiAn American actress with a penchant for lying is forcibly recruited by Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.
- DirectorJohn MackenzieStarsMichael CainePierce BrosnanNed BeattyJohn Preston is a British Agent with the task of preventing the Russians detonating a nuclear explosion next to an American base in the UK. The Russians are hoping this will shatter the "special relationship" between the two countries.
- DirectorJames GlickenhausStarsKen WahlAlberta WatsonJeremiah SullivanTerrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist unit is sent in to stop them.
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsTom CruiseBill NighyCarice van HoutenA dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II.
- DirectorJean-Pierre IsboutsStarsAdam AndersonJason AndersonJonathan BarbeeAt the height of Adolf Hitler's sinister tyranny, a brace group teamed to assassinate him. This doc tells the story of Operation Valkyrie, featuring testimonials from families who helped with the plot, including those who knew Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, the man behind the mission. Historians, rare footage, and reconstructions feature in this documentary.
- DirectorJo BaierStarsSebastian KochUlrich TukurHardy Krüger Jr.In 1944, in fear of a complete German defeat in the World War II, a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler, and one of the leaders of the conspiracy, Stauffenberg (Sebastian Koch), goes to a meeting with the Fuhrer in charge of exploding the place. However, Hitler survives and the officers are executed. This unsuccessful operation was called "Valkyrie Operation", and this realistic movie discloses this true event.
- DirectorMichael BayStarsSean ConneryNicolas CageEd HarrisA mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.
- DirectorJeffrey NachmanoffStarsDon CheadleGuy PearceArchie PanjabiWhen straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn.
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsMark WahlbergMichael PeñaRhona MitraAn expert marksman living in exile, is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Now on the run after being double crossed for the assasination attempt he was trying to prevent, he sets out for the real killer, and the truth.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRobert ShawBruce DernMarthe KellerWhen a Black September terrorist group begins a plot to carry out a massive terrorist attack in the United States, an Israeli commando works with the FBI to identify the target and conspirators, and prevent the plan from succeeding.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsCharles BronsonJan-Michael VincentKeenan WynnAn aging hitman befriends a young man who wants to be a professional killer. Eventually it becomes clear that someone has betrayed them.
- DirectorDominic SenaStarsJohn TravoltaHugh JackmanHalle BerryA covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell led by Gabriel Shear wants the money to help finance their war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away. Gabriel brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson to help him.
- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJeremy RennerAnthony MackieBrian GeraghtyDuring the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsBruce WillisDamon WayansChelsea FieldA private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner.1. Guy gets into car, turns ignition switch and car blows up. Classic overdone Hollywood fireball, but still a good clip. 2. Guy gets into car and ALMOST gets blown up by C-4. 3. Bad guy shoots lock on trunk of car, C-4 inside blows up (without a cap!)
- DirectorPeter BergStarsJamie FoxxChris CooperJennifer GarnerA team of U.S. government agents are sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.00:08:50 - man dressed as security detonates suicide vest in crowd chanting 'There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his messenger.'
00:11:10 - RSO and first responders on scene 1 hr later when secondary device detonates.
00:56:02 - contruction of suicide vests: shrapnel, explosive, cell phone, caps, soldering
01:03:05 - autopsy, shrapnel being removed from victims' bodies
01:04:08 - manual search of crater at blast seat, filled with water, evidence recovery, then continues at...
01:05:04 - pieces of VBIED vehicle found
01:05:31 - autopsy, more shrapnel pieces recovered from victims' bodies (marbles)
01:06:08 - PBI scene, marble, more VBIED parts from crater
01:12:37 - handshake reveals missing fingers "Every bombmaker, at some point, gets bitten by his own work."
01:12:52 - VBIED construction, blue barrels, AN prills
01:13:00 - PBI scene, hospital ID info on O2 tank recovered in crater
01:14:13 - VBIED construction
01:15:48 - VBIED construction
01:19:50 - VBIED attack on motorcade - the rest of the movie is pretty phukkin intense from here on out. - DirectorBrian HelgelandStarsMel GibsonGregg HenryMaria BelloAfter a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.01:02:30 IED under bed, tied to phone, discovered before initiation
01:04:00 fuel line cut, ignited by cigarette, nice fireball
01:35:20 IED under bed again, detonates after bad guy picks up phone
