13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

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2016

2h 24m

War

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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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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Aug 16, 2016

2/4

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

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

Jun 12, 2016

2/4

Makes American Sniper look positively pacifist by comparison.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Apr 27, 2016

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

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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

Oct 14, 2026

D+

An offense to good taste and good war cinema, '13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi' is a shameless exploitation of recent history.

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

Jun 17, 2024

B

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

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Sep 4, 2023

1/5

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

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Jaxson H

@JaxHolls Sep 28, 2026

Such a great and true story. One of my favorite military movies. One critic talks about how they would like to see the movie show how the contractors juggled their jobs and family…SUCH A STUPID IDEA. The movie is about the tense fight going on during this situation, it doesn’t need some stupid family drama playing out to take away from the story of what happened. Completely miss the point of the movie. Not every movie needs some sappy story to go with it. Just dumb on the critic.

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Atta H

@RT11052719 Aug 24, 2026

incredibly brilliant and well engaged film, I watched this film like 3/4 times just how amazing this film as a whole is.

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Talan F

@RT12196931 Aug 13, 2026

9/10 movie in my opinion, great story, great action, and great effects and characters. Only thing they could improve on is some plot holes.

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conor C

@cclune123 Jul 17, 2026

Great action movie, acting and special effects executed really well.

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Fredric D

@fudreport Jul 7, 2026

Excellent depiction of the horrifying abandonment of many courageous and dedicated Americans. Cinema quality, special effects, use of color, all first rate.

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Sylvester C

@francisco67 Jun 27, 2026

While the movie took some time to develop the plot, the action and emotion that followed made it well worth it.

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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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