13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
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. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Michael Bay
Written By: Chuck Hogan
Starring: John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, David Denman, Pablo Schreiber, Toby Stephens, Max Martini, Matt Letscher, Wrenn Schmidt, David Costabile, Freddie Stroma, Dominic Fumusa
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Action, War
Country: USA
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi belongs to 20 collections
1. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
2. Based on true events (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 12 stars)
3. Car chase (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 8 stars)
4. CIA (collaborative: moderated by livelove - 6 stars)
5. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)
6. Military (collaborative - 4 stars)
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9. Top 2000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 2 stars)
10. 89th Academy Reminder List (2016) (collaborative: moderated by cowfrappe - 1 star)
11. Between two and three hours long (collaborative: moderated by tipar - 1 star)
12. 4k Ultra HD discs owned (collaborative: moderated by dumbjaw - 1 star)
13. Lead hot male characters (or handsome) (public: tipar - 1 star)
14. Photographed by Dion Beebe (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed)
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letskillrobots | 16 45th |
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My mom gave it a 100
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Stewball | 80 80th |
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It's impossible to separate the politics from this "true story" of valor, but I can't imagine why anyone would even try. It's blatantly obvious that security at the compound was woefully inadequate, which was brought up by Ambassador Stevens and others down the chain; but the lack of response using F-16s and a C-130 gunship which were standing by cries out for Administration transparency. Instead, we were told it was an impromptu demonstration generated by a video on YouTube. Even if that lie ha [Full Review]
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mwgerb | 31 16th |
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Not particularly informative or engaging. While it does provide a human element to the story, and gives enough tribute to the fallen to prevent it from being exploitative, it's really Bay's typical sub-par action direction that brings this down.
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| 2 | caffe | 43 24th |
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I may not like much about it's flag waving politics, but as a military siege movie it's well made and intense. The cast is likable and recognizable if you watch TV (interesting how Jim and Roy from The Office are now on the same military team after fighting over Pam for years) and overall it's a highly satisfying action movie.
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moraesfelipe | 70 72nd |
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Beautiful digital opera on war machines. That's Bay closer to Tony Scott as he's never been.
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| 2 | PUNQ | 60 89th |
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I see Michael Bay found use for his leftover firework explosions from his Transformers movies....
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| 2 | qubolo | 4 22nd |
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Full of unnecessary sound special effects. The jokes in this movie sound really retarded, the characters exhibit unrealistic behavior. I don't really know how to survive through the hole movie with such numb dialogs.
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Kavu | 35 14th |
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So boring. None of the characters had any charisma and the action is just like every other war movie set in the Middle East.
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bowfinger | 25 18th |
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USA, the biggest terrorist organization in the world, has an inept administration that screws over its own people, too, whenever presented the opportunity. Good patriotic movie, don't miss it.
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msprague | 72 68th |
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As an action film this is pretty good. A bunch of guys with guns go after a bunch of guys with guns AND night-vision goggles at night and we get to guess who wins. The sweeping crescendo music as the camera pans over the field of bad guy corpses and the quick shot of the Stars and Stripes in the pool is typical Michael Bay nonsense but then we've come to expect that from him. Pretty good cast, decent action.
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iconogassed | 50 26th |
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Beebe does seem to have had a...civilizing effect on Bay's action, but some of this was in the same ol' headache realm for me. I thought the understated, almost AGUIRRE-esque un-reality of disintegration in LONE SURVIVOR was much more interestingly done. Bay beats Berg for beefcake, tho'. And none beat TRIPLE 9 for bullshit.
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Detox | 50 22nd |
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The ultimate Call of Duty. Get to building A! Get rid of that tail! Defend Building B from waves of attackers! I'm probably late with this insight but we are living in a time where video games influence movies. Everything here looks "cool" and herein lies the problem. These highly artificial images shape our perception of the conflicts around the world. The film rejects diplomacy (think of the shot where the soldiers put the gun on the chess board) and succeeds in being (exciting) propaganda.
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| 1 | doughbaron | 60 26th |
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13 Hours never calls out specific American figures for the failures of Benghazi, but so strongly implies fault with its target audience that it makes no difference. Entertaining in bursts, but overall morally reprehensible.
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Matthew Parkinson (CineMarter) | 50 47th |
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That 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is anywhere close to as engaging as it is should come as a minor miracle. This isn't Michael Bay's best film, but it's a lot better than most of his filmography. That might not be saying a whole lot, in all honesty, but it's watchable and compelling for most of its running time. It feels intimate, and you can tell that Bay's actually enjoying filming this; that's when he's at his best.
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Darren | 67 42nd |
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I liked it quite a bit. But I'm starting to become a sucker for Michael Bay's over the top eagerness. The brashness of his product placement/the action spectacle how nothing matters except for the power of the image. Reminded me a lot of westerns in it's hyper masculinity and thematic structure.
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eCitizen | 70 70th |
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Intense fighting action. The gun battles are fast & furious. Hard pounding music is good but slightly overbearing at times. A true story with a lot of chaos & an incredible amount of action. Pacing is good & the build up was not boring. Good performances & charismatic main characters. John Krasinski, David Denman & Max Martini were good. I highly doubt the CIA commander was accurately portrayed. Some graphic violence. Not suitable for children. While not perfect, it was well worth watching.
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hotsake | 63 58th |
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The action is in turns intense and well shot and boring and forgettable. Some of the action shots are really impressive and has an authentic feel but the thing is that most of the time I can't tell who's who and that take away from the drama. The "bad guys" are nameless, faceless nobodies that don't have personality or purpose at least not that we ever find out about.
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| 1 | Lightning17 | 75 53rd |
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13 Hours is a solid war film that is intense and well produced, but in many ways fails to make itself really memorable; though it still is good film all around based on a great true story and is held up by good performances.
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| 1 | PluggedIN | 20 12th |
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While the events in Benghazi were horrifically unique, 13 Hours is not, exactly, a unique movie. We've seen several similar "based on a true story" combat narratives in the last few years, from Black Hawk Down to Lone Survivor to American Sniper. And little wonder. These wartime tales are always grimly compelling. The action is relentless. And lots of viewers find these true-life combat stories informative and, of course, entertaining. (pluggedin.com)
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| 1 | isaberra | 60 16th |
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John Krasinski felt so out of place in this movie.. He just didn't fit in with the other soldier bros
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| 1 | Sir Brandon | 6 54th |
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Michael Bay is incapable of bringing thought, complexity & substance to an event that's undeniably deserving of it. Yet it's a frontline action movie with the sound & fury of punishable, non-stop war.
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| 1 | tjreno | 91 83rd |
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A gritty retelling of some brave men who put it on the line to try and save others under attack. On the list because it's true and the story needs to be told.
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Filmphil | 81 43rd |
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From Jim to Gym Indeed lol
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| Average Percentile 43.73% from 705 Ratings |  |