Based on real-life events,Zero Dark Thirtychronicles one of the most important investigations in American history.

What Does ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Mean?

To this day, the title of the Oscar-nominated movie still catches people by surprise.

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At first, you may think that it was chosen randomly because it sounds cool.

It also sounds like coordinates of some sort, since the movie is all about locations in unknown territories.

OnRotten Tomatoes, the thriller stands tall witha 91% approval rate.

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A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.

Famous criticRoger Ebertgave the movie 3 out of 4 stars and called it “a slam-bang action picture.”

Zero Dark Thirtydebuts on Netflix on December 1.

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