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12 Strong

  • 20182018
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  • 2h 10m
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Thad Luckinbill, Lauren Chavez-Myers, Elsa Pataky, Michael Peña, Michael Shannon, Geoff Stults, Navid Negahban, Chris Hemsworth, Allison Gabriel, Kenneth Miller, Austin Stowell, Austin Hébert, and Trevante Rhodes in 12 Strong (2018)
'12 Strong' tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
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12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down t... Read all12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
79K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,060
40
  • Director
    • Nicolai Fuglsig
  • Writers
    • Ted Tally
    • Peter Craig
    • Doug Stanton(based on the book, "Horse Soldiers" by)
  • Stars
    • Chris Hemsworth
    • Michael Shannon
    • Michael Peña
Top credits
  • Director
    • Nicolai Fuglsig
  • Writers
    • Ted Tally
    • Peter Craig
    • Doug Stanton(based on the book, "Horse Soldiers" by)
  • Stars
    • Chris Hemsworth
    • Michael Shannon
    • Michael Peña
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 425User reviews
    • 169Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    The Cast of '12 Strong' Picks Their Favorite Jerry Bruckheimer Movies
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    Thad Luckinbill, Michael Peña, Michael Shannon, Geoff Stults, Navid Negahban, Chris Hemsworth, Fahim Fazli, Austin Hébert, and Jack Kesy in 12 Strong (2018)
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    Thad Luckinbill, Navid Negahban, and Chris Hemsworth in 12 Strong (2018)
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    Top cast

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    Chris Hemsworth
    Chris Hemsworth
    • Captain Mitch Nelsonas Captain Mitch Nelson
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Hal Spenceras Hal Spencer
    Michael Peña
    Michael Peña
    • Sam Dilleras Sam Diller
    Navid Negahban
    Navid Negahban
    • General Dostumas General Dostum
    Trevante Rhodes
    Trevante Rhodes
    • Ben Miloas Ben Milo
    Geoff Stults
    Geoff Stults
    • Sean Coffersas Sean Coffers
    Thad Luckinbill
    Thad Luckinbill
    • Vern Michaelsas Vern Michaels
    Austin Hébert
    Austin Hébert
    • Pat Essexas Pat Essex
    Austin Stowell
    Austin Stowell
    • Fred Fallsas Fred Falls
    Ben O'Toole
    Ben O'Toole
    • Scott Blackas Scott Black
    Kenneth Miller
    Kenneth Miller
    • Kevin Jacksonas Kevin Jackson
    Kenny Sheard
    Kenny Sheard
    • Bill Bennettas Bill Bennett
    Jack Kesy
    Jack Kesy
    • Charles Jonesas Charles Jones
    Rob Riggle
    Rob Riggle
    • Lt. Colonel Bowersas Lt. Colonel Bowers
    William Fichtner
    William Fichtner
    • Colonel Mulhollandas Colonel Mulholland
    Arshia Mandavi
    • Najeebas Najeeb
    Elsa Pataky
    Elsa Pataky
    • Jean Nelsonas Jean Nelson
    Marie Wagenman
    Marie Wagenman
    • Maddy Nelsonas Maddy Nelson
    • Director
      • Nicolai Fuglsig
    • Writers
      • Ted Tally
      • Peter Craig
      • Doug Stanton(based on the book, "Horse Soldiers" by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Rob Riggle plays then-Lieutenant Colonel Max Bowers, former battalion commander of the 5th Special Forces Group. Riggle, a Marine, actually served directly under the real Bowers during the same time period the movie is based on. According to Riggle, Bowers "loved" his representation in the film.
    • Goofs
      The opening scene has "September 11th, 2001, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 7:45AM" when the child turns the TV to the news channel that reports "two planes hit the World Trade Center". Fort Campbell is in the Central Time Zone, which would make it 8:45AM New York time. The first plane hit the World Trade Center at 8:45AM, and the second plane hit at 9:03AM, both local time. If there was anything on the news at the time, it would have mentioned only the first plane, not both.
    • Quotes

      Colonel Mulholland: The most important thing you take into battle, is the reason why.

    • Crazy credits
      In the closing credits, a photograph of the real team is shown.
    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: Eric McCormack/Rob Riggle/Tom Thakkar (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      The Girls of Rock n Roll
      Written by Jay Levy and Terry Shaddick

      Performed by Alvin and The Chipmunks

    User reviews425

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Much Better Than The Negative Reviews
    12 Strong is based on truth and it would seem that in itself goes a long way as it took until a decade later for this story to become known through the book on which it was based. Quite simply it deserves the big screen treatment as it was a first victory in a war which goes on as I write this. The heroism is off the charts as everything changed the minute the 12 dropped in. Importantly the movie gets this point across. If it often seems like a lunatic's gamble as the small group of 12 immediately were split due the lack of trust by the Northern Alliance's war lord. Again the movie pulls no Hollywood bombast in depicting this. It seems like even our supposed allies are so distrustful the operation is doomed. As far as the battle scenes go there's that suspicion it may have received some of the Hollywood action movie push. I say don't over analyze this as it gets the point across of how desperate the situation really was and how focused, disciplined, and well trained our brave 12 were. The bottom line is this is a good homage based on real events and that always hovers large. If it could have been better depicted I'm certainly not sure exactly how as the victory was near impossible and that is captured on film quite realistically. I have nothing but praise for these fearless 12 warriors and I'm proud their story is now displayed for all of us who they put it over the line for. See the film and don't pick it apart, rather, be proud there is another great generation and just be glad we have soldiers like these 12.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Instagram
    • Languages
      • English
      • Dari
      • Russian
      • Spanish
      • Uzbek
    • Also known as
      • Horse Soldiers
    • Filming locations
      • Mines Near Orogrande New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alcon Entertainment
      • Black Label Media
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $45,819,713
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,815,025
      • Jan 21, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $67,450,815
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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