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Lone Survivor

2013 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 7.4 · 68% critics

WarActionDrama

Four Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission in the mountains of Afghanistan to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative. When the plan goes wrong, they face an intense enemy ambush and must push through impossible odds to fight to the finish while grappling with a difficult moral choice.

Based on Lone Survivor

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Details
Years
2013
Release date
2013-12-24
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
121 min
Critic score
68/100
TMDB rating
7.4/10 (4,755 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy Lone Survivor if you want a tense, emotional survival war drama with nonstop combat pressure and a gritty tone; Not for you if you dislike intense violence, need a fast-moving start, or prefer lighter action like American Sniper or Hacksaw Ridge.

Pros: intense, emotional war story; edge-of-your-seat tension; brutal action | Cons: slow start; very violent content; some inconsistencies

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • fight
  • afghanistan
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • taliban
  • survival
  • u.s. navy seal
  • military
  • dangerous mission
  • soldiers
  • bold

Awards & recognition

  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
  • Academy AwardBest Sound Editing · 2014 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2014 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Peter Berg