Lone Survivor
2013 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 7.4 · 68% critics
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 Award — Best Sound Editing · 2014 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2014 · nominated
Cast & crew
Mark Wahlberg
as Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell
Taylor Kitsch
as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Murphy
Emile Hirsch
as Petty Officer Second Class Danny Dietz
Ben Foster
as Petty Officer Second Class Matthew "Axe" Axelson
Eric Bana
as Lieutenant Commander Erik Kristensen
Ali Suliman
as Mohammad Gulab
Alexander Ludwig
as Petty Officer Second Class Shane Patton
Jerry Ferrara
as Hasslert
Scott Elrod
as QRF SEAL
Josh Berry
as Communication SEAL
Directed by Peter Berg