During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 nominations total
Payman Maadi
- Amahl
- (as Peyman Moaadi)
- Director
- Writers
- Chuck Hogan(screenplay)
- Mitchell Zuckoff(book "13 Hours")
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaAccording to producer Erwin Stoff, the diplomatic compound and CIA annex were built using the actual plans. "What we did, is we had actual plans and satellite images of the original structures, and we had the guys. So we built these, we replicated both the annex and the diplomatic mission exactly to the inch."
- GoofsAt the morning prayers, the sun rises over the Mediterranean sea. That wouldn't be visible from Benghazi, which faces west.
- Quotes
Tyrone 'Rone' Woods: Enlighten Me, Boon.
Dave 'Boon' Benton: "All the gods, all the heavens, all the hells are within you."
- Alternate versionsInternational release and American releases have an alternate shot when the characters are boarding the plane at the end of the movie. In one version 'Bob' the CIA base commander simply says 'Sorry' to Jack, and in others he says 'I'm proud to know Americans like you'.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Honest Trailers: Pearl Harbor (2016)
Featured review
Beyond any BS - Unexpected Excellence
Benghazi.
In this age of bitter rhetoric, the name conjures all manner of furor and blame. A small stinging wound to honor and prestige - a name to carry hate and zealotry.
Michael Bay, OF ALL PEOPLE, was able to peer into the 2012 attack on US diplomatic and intelligence resources, and capture one hell of a war story. Going into this movie, I expected a number of things. Among them were gratuitous explosions, jingoistic flag waving, and tough-guy tired clichés. I did not get what I was expecting.
Instead, Bay, his cast, and his filmmaking team have brought out a solid, technically informed, faithfully rendered account of those who were caught in the conflagration - how they found themselves there, how they fought for their lives, and how they made it out...or didn't. There's no political agenda here. The only agenda is to show warriors (who are also real people, with cares, and hopes and flaws) engaged in struggle, with all the courage, and luck, horror, and terrible splendor that is timeless.
And in the end, there's no war worship - only somber reflection on the nature of struggle, and what it does to these warriors. This is a clear and worthy work for that. Bravo.
In this age of bitter rhetoric, the name conjures all manner of furor and blame. A small stinging wound to honor and prestige - a name to carry hate and zealotry.
Michael Bay, OF ALL PEOPLE, was able to peer into the 2012 attack on US diplomatic and intelligence resources, and capture one hell of a war story. Going into this movie, I expected a number of things. Among them were gratuitous explosions, jingoistic flag waving, and tough-guy tired clichés. I did not get what I was expecting.
Instead, Bay, his cast, and his filmmaking team have brought out a solid, technically informed, faithfully rendered account of those who were caught in the conflagration - how they found themselves there, how they fought for their lives, and how they made it out...or didn't. There's no political agenda here. The only agenda is to show warriors (who are also real people, with cares, and hopes and flaws) engaged in struggle, with all the courage, and luck, horror, and terrible splendor that is timeless.
And in the end, there's no war worship - only somber reflection on the nature of struggle, and what it does to these warriors. This is a clear and worthy work for that. Bravo.
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- featheredsun
- Jun 4, 2016
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- Also known as
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $52,853,219
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,194,738
- Jan 17, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $69,411,370
- Runtime2 hours 24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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