12 Strong (2018)
The declassified true story of the horse soldiers
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12 Strong rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.5/10· 100K votes
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic54%
TMDb6.4/10· 3K votesWith 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.5/10 on IMDb and 54/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About 12 Strong
A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
Cast of 12 Strong
Chris Hemsworth
as Mitch Nelson
Michael Shannon
as Hal Spencer
Michael Peña
as Sam Diller
Navid Negahban
as General Dostum
Trevante Rhodes
as Ben Milo
Geoff Stults
as Sean Coffers
Thad Luckinbill
as Vern Michaels
Austin Stowell
as Fred Falls
Ben O'Toole
as Scott Black
Jack Kesy
as Charles Jones
Fahim Fazli
as Commander Khaled
Austin Hébert
as Pat Essex
12 Strong facts
- Budget
- $35M
- Box office
- $67.5M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Afghanistan setting brings authentic historical drama depth
- •True story adaptation maintains compelling military operations
- •CIA involvement angle creates intense espionage atmosphere
What the audience disliked
- •Melodramatic tone undermines serious war story authenticity
- •Character development sacrificed for action spectacle
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