

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
When everything went wrong, six men had the courage to do what was right.
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
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4,112 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $50M
- Box office
- $69.4M
- Language
- Arabic
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- based on novel or book
- libya
- assault rifle
- mercenary
- heroism
- biography
- based on true story
- explosion
- american abroad
- death
- u.s. ambassador
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical15 Jan 2016
United StatesUS
- PremiereArlington, Texas12 Jan 2016
- TheatricalR15 Jan 2016
- PhysicalRDVD, Blu-ray7 Jun 2016
- PhysicalR4K UHD11 Jun 2019
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1529 Jan 2016
- Physical15DVD13 Jun 2016
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Theatrical21 Jan 2016
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA15+28 Jan 2016
CanadaCA
- Theatrical (limited)14A15 Jan 2016
- Theatrical14A22 Jan 2016
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical25 Feb 2016
AustriaAT
- Theatrical4 Feb 2016
AzerbaijanAZ
- Theatrical21 Jan 2016
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1830 Mar 2016
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1618 Feb 2016
BulgariaBG
- TV8 Feb 2020
Frequently asked questions
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi was released on 14 January 2016.
Audience reviews
5- R8/10
Reno
6/24/2016
> In an unfriendly environment they got 13 long hours to survive and resist the attack. It is an action-thriller-war version of the 'Argo'. Based on the true story where the most of the film was the 13 hour long armed battle event took place in Libya, 2012. I remember the middle-east's protest over the western films, this story is set in the same time when the islamic terrorists targeted the American diplomatic co…
- G4/10
Gimly
9/4/2016
If you fancy yourself a big swingin' dick yank, then I'd recommend you watch _13 Hours_, but of course, you already have. I can move past the xenophobia and jingoism pretty easily, even the typical Bay tropes don't ruin a movie for me, but what I find difficult to abide is boredom, and with _13 Hours_, I personally found that in spades. Though it doesn't make a whole lot of sense, though I didn't care about any…
- R7/10
Ricardo Oliveira
3/10/2023
"13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi" is a 2016 war film directed by Michael Bay and based on the non-fiction book "13 Hours" by Mitchell Zuckoff. The film recounts the true events of the attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012. Starring John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, and Dominic Fumusa, the movie focuses on the six members of a security team who valiantly defende…
- T7/10
tmdb51616167
9/1/2024
Critics have labeled this movie as rotten, but I find their justification questionable. There are countless classic films that are considered phenomenal and amazing, yet they are criticized harshly. This movie, in particular, is eye-opening as it sheds light on the chain of command involved in sending rescue missions. Despite Hillary Clinton being blamed for the deaths of individuals in the film, it is evident th…
- D4/10
Dean
1/18/2026
For the movie that literally nothing happens but only thing that one side (Americans) are defending the place, movie should be shorter than standard time, but instead creators decided to make it longer than standard time. So, I had to withstand 2 hours and 24 minutes of boredom. I almost fell asleep to be honest.
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