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Blood Diamond Review (2006) — 72% Celluloid Score

Directed by Edward Zwick · 2006 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Blood Diamond worth watching?

Blood Diamond (2006) earns a 72% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Audiences (86%) responded more warmly than critics (62%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Blood Diamond?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

72%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

62% Critic Score
86% Audience
63 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.5
8 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 23m
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio , Djimon Hounsou , Jennifer Connelly , Kagiso Kuypers , Arnold Vosloo , Antony Coleman , Benu Mabhena , Anointing Lukola , David Harewood , Basil Wallace

Where to watch

Not confirmed on any major streaming platform yet — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (62%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (86%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (63/100).
  • IMDb users score it 8/10.
  • Celluloid Score 72% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Crowd-pleaser seekers — audiences liked it more than critics

Not ideal for

  • Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

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Is Blood Diamond worth watching?

Yes — Blood Diamond earns a 72% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Zwick’s Sierra Leone thriller — DiCaprio’s Rhodesian mercenary smuggler in a diamond-war morality play.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (86%) responded more warmly than critics (62%).

What is Blood Diamond about?

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.

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