13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

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Released Jan 15, 2016

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On Sept. 11, 2012, Islamic militants attack the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, killing Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and Sean Smith, an officer for the Foreign Service. Stationed less than one mile away are members (James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Max Martini) of the Annex Security Team, former soldiers assigned to protect operatives and diplomats in the city. As the assault rages on, the six men engage the combatants in a fierce firefight to save the lives of the remaining Americans.

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Critics Consensus

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a comparatively mature and restrained effort from Michael Bay, albeit one that can't quite boast the impact its fact-based story deserves.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

The emotional component is cheapened, at least partially, inserting a level of bad taste into the proceedings I found difficult to get past.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 16, 2016

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

Makes American Sniper look positively pacifist by comparison.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 12, 2016

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Punishingly paced, flimsily constructed, and tackily executed, with the subtlety and panache of a third-rate 1930s melodrama.

Apr 27, 2016

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

13 Hours is proof that if Michael Bay wants to take something seriously, he does have the skill to do so.

Rated: B

Jun 17, 2024

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Michael Bay's film cannot help itself from taking brotherhood-fueled sides and blow everything up.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 4, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Despite its flaws, I still found myself glued to the story...

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Gatos L

VERY fast full of action movie and fun direction by M. Bay, once again. Even when at many moments we get lost between places and characters (I guess it blends in with the topic that everybody is lost and confused even within the movie). On the other hand, the drama was a bit exaggerated and watching Krasinski trying to cry felt like watching Tropic Thunder. Also, the whole ''why are we far from home fighting again in a battle that's not ours'' catharsis, was simply answered with ''money'' in their case (They make it clear at the beginning with the whole jobs back home not paying enough). All in all, nothing unpredictable but good entertainment for more than 2 hours.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Audience Member

It's a Michael Bay movie so don't expect too much depth or nuance. Hollywood demands lots of bombs and bullets and endless body count. It's very possible to make a movie that's exiting and thrilling and still accurate and patriotic. This is not such a movie. It's just cliche and typical Bay.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/25

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Audience Member

13 Hours is a great action movie. The all star cast does an incredible job to make the storyline come alive. The fact that this is based on a true story is mind blowing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Matthew W

Fair action and some decent visuals. Bafflingly over-saturated, making everyone look like ruddy alcoholics. 2.5hrs is excruciating for a movie where the only character development is trite zoom calls. Hilarious that they expect us to root for Blackwater goons.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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Lucas B

The story, the way it was filmed and depiction of war overall is great, it made me glued to the screen. The characters are pretty cliche, classic army brotherhood style, it's not an innacurate depiction or too over the top but not very original either. All in all it's a solid 7.5/10 and definitely worth a watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/25

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Optimus P

Yet another film I have watched multiple times! And will happily watch it again!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi: Official Clip - Attack on the U.S. Consulate

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi: Official Clip - Holding Off Hostiles

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi: Official Clip - The First Wave

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi: Official Clip - Fallen Soldiers

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi: Official Clip - They're With Us

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi: Official Clip - Welcome to Benghazi

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi: Official Clip - Wrong Turn

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi: Official Clip - Escaping the Compound

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi: Official Clip - Take Out the Technical

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Synopsis

On Sept. 11, 2012, Islamic militants attack the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, killing Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and Sean Smith, an officer for the Foreign Service. Stationed less than one mile away are members (James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Max Martini) of the Annex Security Team, former soldiers assigned to protect operatives and diplomats in the city. As the assault rages on, the six men engage the combatants in a fierce firefight to save the lives of the remaining Americans.

Director: Michael Bay
Producer: Erwin Stoff, Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Chuck Hogan
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: 3 Arts Entertainment, Bay Films
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Images|Strong Combat Violence)
Genre: War, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 15, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 24, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.8M
Runtime: 2h 24m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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