12 Strong

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12 Strong

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2018

2h 10m

War

Drama

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In the wake of Sept. 11, Capt. Mitch Nelson leads a U.S. Special Forces team into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. Once there, the soldiers develop an uneasy partnership with the Northern Alliance to take down the Taliban and its al-Qaida allies. Outgunned and outnumbered, Nelson and his forces face overwhelming odds in a fight against a ruthless enemy that takes no prisoners.

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Critics Consensus

12 Strong has a solid cast, honorable intentions, and a thrilling, fact-based story - all of which are occasionally enough to balance a disappointing lack of depth or nuance.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

03/10/2020

Unfortunately the movie's central philosophical conflict, between the captain and an Afghan warlord, features dialogue like "Your mission will fail because you fear death."

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

03/09/2018

3.5/5

This is an intense, serious war film.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

03/08/2018

3/5

The action is frequent and gripping, the heroism present but understated, and the sense of tactical complexity has survived the script-writing process, so there is more geo-political subtlety than one expects from a post-9/11 American war movie.

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

08/24/2021

C+

Has a memorable story to tell but does it in an unmemorable way.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

02/28/2021

3.5/5

For every war cliché there is another scene that offers insight into the difficult and confounding task the men have ahead of them.

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Matt Cipolla

Film Monthly

07/23/2020

2/5

It's more of a series of set pieces tenuously strung together . . . the political blinders it has on regarding its events' consequences speak to the movie's lack of intention.

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Igo Kapena I

@Random16 Dec 29

Its a rlly good movie based on true life events that displays on how and what the soldiers had to face...despite their circumstances on routes and communication they still managed to stay as a team and not forget their training.

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Jason P

@Psutka22 Oct 20

The movie was based on an amazing and heroic story. A teriffic cast, too bad the film making missed the mark. Lots of explosions and action, but eventually became repetitive and tiring. Hokie one liners and canned dialogue were too common and created an almost unintentional comical effect. Very disappointing :(

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Tom W.

@walleyetom Sep 22

Good action. A little long.

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Movie lover 54 P

Sep 18

It's an excellent movie that tells the story of 12 of the most amazing American heroes, and a lot of Afghan heroes who are fighting together against the Taliban shortly after 9/11. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, whose movies are simply the best. It's based on a true story And there were no boring parts of it whatsoever as some reviewers and some professional critics have stated.

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Tim S

@Doohah Sep 10

A pretty solid movie. Based on a true story, it’s hard to believe that all 12 came back home.

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Jay W

Jul 16

"12 Strong" is a war movie following the first special forces team deployed in Afghanistan after 9/11. It is hard to sell the audience on the idea that America is the “underdog” in this situation. Especially when they have the ability to call in dozens of air strikes on the opposing troops. This movie easily blends in with the sea of other war movies and does very little to stand out. War movies already have a difficult time differentiating themselves from each other. But as I finished the movie, I asked myself, "what differentiates this movie from the dozen others just like it?" And the answer I went with was the alliance with General Dotsum. He was a unique character, and the uneasy alliance between him and the American troops was novel for a film like this. Other than that, I guess if you have never seen another war movie, this one will do just fine.

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Synopsis

In the wake of Sept. 11, Capt. Mitch Nelson leads a U.S. Special Forces team into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. Once there, the soldiers develop an uneasy partnership with the Northern Alliance to take down the Taliban and its al-Qaida allies. Outgunned and outnumbered, Nelson and his forces face overwhelming odds in a fight against a ruthless enemy that takes no prisoners.

Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer, Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, Thad Luckinbill
Screenwriter: Ted Tally, Peter Craig
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Alcon Entertainment, Black Label Media, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: R (War Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: War, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 3, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $44.3M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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