13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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The film's historical accuracy has been disputed. In the film's most controversial scene, the CIA chief in Benghazi (identified only as "Bob") tells the military contractors there when they seek permission to go defend the embassy to "stand down" and thus denies them permission.

Members of an elite security team battle to save the lives of trapped US Consulate personnel under attack by armed terrorists in Benghazi, Libya. Watch all you want.

It's no doubt Bay's most reverent and mature work, but still has quite a few action cliches among other things you'd expect from a movie of his. Despite all this, 13 Hours is a solid watch. It's no Black Hawk Down or Saving Private Ryan in as far as war films go, but it's certainly brtter than the Transformers sequels.

How to Watch 13 Hours. Right now you can watch 13 Hours on fuboTV, Paramount Plus, and Paramount+ Amazon Channel.

Jack Silva is a former US Navy SEAL appearing in the 2016 film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, from which he serves as the protagonist. He is portrayed by John Krasinski.

Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. GRS stands for global response staff. GRS individuals are responsible for protecting CIA secret agents who are conducting their own assignments on whatever Intelligence they need on either a country, an individual, or an organization.

The film 13 Hours The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is the biggest production ever to be filmed in Malta since the Malta Film Commission was set up with a direct injection in the economy of around $50 million, Tourism Edward Zammit Lewis said today.

The primary "villain" in this latter dynamic is the CIA's base chief, known only as Bob and portrayed by a chubby, balding David Costabile.

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Despite warnings, Ambassador Stevens decides to stay at the Special Mission with limited protection from a pair of Diplomatic Security (DS) agents and guards hired from the local February 17th Martyrs Brigade militia, nicknamed "17-Feb".

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My verdict on its accuracy is mixed. The movie skews many small points and a few large ones. In most instances, these discrepancies are simply the result of squeezing into a two-hour film a 13-day crisis that had major turns more than once every half-hour.

17 Martyrs Brigade militia, referred to as “Feb 17” in the film, whom the U.S. called on for assistance during the attacks). The film rightly honors them.

Geist finished his career as a security contractor in Benghazi, Libya, where he was credited with helping to save the lives of more than 25 Americans. Mr. Geist is still recovering from the injuries he sustained in the battle.

Jambo means hello in Swahili and the gesture is stemming from the surfer community meaning all is good.