13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

R

Released Jan 15, 2016

2 hr. 24 min.

War

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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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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Audience Member

Great movie. Heartbreaking and tough to watch towards the end

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Jason K

Realistic...tense...the real thing!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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Lebleena L

This was powerful and riveting. It is moving to see the events captured in '13 Hours: The Secret Solders of Benghazi'. The harrowing events unfold so quickly depicting the harrowing firefight of this dangerous time of intense conflict.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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Johannes S

It is a Michael Bay movie meaning outstanding action sequences, awesome portrayal of military and special forces, and badass characters paired with questionable dialogue and random "funny" scenes. By trying to seem serious here and light-hearted there the movie suffers a bit but you just have to take Michael Bay as he is with this being another solid movie of his.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Lon A

Great movie, plenty of action. Top notch actors.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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Shay C

This was a neat military movie. Would recommend for action and suspense.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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Michael Bay

Director

James Badge Dale

Tyrone "Rone" Woods

John Krasinski

Jack Silva

Max Martini

Mark "Oz" Geist

Pablo Schreiber

Kris "Tanto" Paronto

Toby Stephens

Glen "Bub" Doherty

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi: Official Clip - Mortar Storm

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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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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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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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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Forget a logical progression of shots that form a scene, like words do a sentence; Bay has no time for such nonsense.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 22, 2022

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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
Executive Producer: Scott Gardenhour, Richard Abate, Matthew Cohan
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
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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