R || Action, Drama, Thriller | 15 January 2016 (USA)
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Director:
Michael Bay
Writers:
Chuck Hogan (screenplay), Mitchell Zuckoff (book)
Stars:
John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale
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Reviews
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Popularity
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Storyline
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Plot Keywords:
based on true story|libya|heroism|year 2012|mercenary
Genres:
Action | Drama | Thriller | War
Details
Official Sites:
Official site | Official Twitter
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Release Date:
15 January 2016 (USA)
Also Known As:
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Filming Locations:
Malta
Box Office
Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$16,000,000 (USA) (15 January 2016)
Gross:
$42,573,845 (USA)(29 January 2016)
User Reviews
Intense movie, that raises almost as many questions as the answers that it provides.
13 January 2016 | by dlevans-52743 (Harrisburg, PA) – See all my reviews
I found this movie to be very intense and riveting. The audience seemed to have a need to make an unusual number of trips to the snack bar and rest room and I found myself becoming frustrated by the number of interruptions. The movie is not for the faint of heart, as there are a number of scenes with graphic depiction of injuries. Regardless of your political affiliation, if you have any thoughts about what happened at Benghazi, you need to see this movie. Michael Bay does a great job of portraying what happened. Additionally, with the exception of one individual who s portrayed as not wanting to take action, he does not take the obvious opportunity to lay blame at any single individual in the US government. He clearly portrays a small group of men as heroes. Without their courage and willingness to fight against what appears to be an overwhelming force many more lives would have been lost. I do not often see movies twice, but this movie is likely to be an exception... In closing, if Michael Bay is 90% accurate in his depiction of what happened, our government (the US government), owes a huge debt of gratitude and an apology for their lack of action to 6 very brave men.
