12 Strong
2018 · Movie · R · 130 min · ★ 6.4 · 52% critics
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, a small special forces team is sent into Afghanistan on a high-stakes mission to help dismantle the Taliban. Working alongside local allies in harsh terrain, they face overwhelming odds while trying to turn the tide early in the conflict.
Based on Horse Soldiers
Also known as Twelve Strong · Horse Soldiers · 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-01-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (3,197 votes)
- Box office
- $71,118,378
- Budget
- $35,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a straightforward, patriotic war story with frequent combat and a true-story hook, similar to The Outpost; Not for you if you need gritty realism, deep character focus, or subtle storytelling.
Pros: solid action scenes; based on true story; watchable entertainment | Cons: formulaic and predictable; heavy patriotism; thin character depth
Themes
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- based on novel or book
- afghanistan
- based on true story
- taliban
- post 9/11
- intense
- melodramatic
Cast & crew
Chris Hemsworth
as Mitch Nelson
Michael Shannon
as Hal Spencer
Michael Peña
as Sam Diller
Navid Negahban
as General Dostum
Trevante Rhodes
as Ben Milo
Geoff Stults
as Sean Coffers
Thad Luckinbill
as Vern Michaels
Austin Stowell
as Fred Falls
Ben O'Toole
as Scott Black
Jack Kesy
as Charles Jones
Directed by Nicolai Fuglsig