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12 Strong
Directed by
Nicolai Fuglsig
R
2018
2h 9m
Drama
,
History
,
and more
6.5
50%
62%
From $3.99
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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Cast of 12 Strong
Chris Hemsworth
Captain Mitch Nelson
Michael Shannon
Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer
Michael Peña
Sgt First Class Sam Diller
Navid Negahban
General Dostum
Trevante Rhodes
Sgt First Class Ben Milo
Geoff Stults
Sean Coffers
Thad Luckinbill
Vern Michaels
Austin Stowell
Fred Falls
Ben O'Toole
Scott Black
Jack Kesy
Charles Jones
Fahim Fazli
Commander Khaled
Austin Hébert
Sgt First Class Pat Essex
Kenny Sheard
Sergeant First Class Bill Bennett
Elsa Pataky
Jean Nelson
Yousuf Azami
Captain
Taylor Sheridan
Brian
William Fichtner
Colonel Mulholland
Rob Riggle
Colonel Max Bowers
Yasmine Aker
Teacher
Marie Wagenman
Maddy Nelson
Kevin Kent
555 Soldier
Lauren Chavez-Myers
Lisa Diller
Seth Adkins
Josh
Allison Gabriel
Marcha Spencer
Mustafa Haidari
Taliban Fighter
Shawn Lecrone
Northern Alliance Soldier / Dostum Flank
Frank Powers
SF Civilian
Martin Palmer
Northern Alliance Soldier
Laith Nakli
Commander Ahmed Lal
J. Nathan Simmons
Villiage Elder
Veronica Diaz-Carranza
Lt Henriques
Peter Karas
Habib
Ali Olomi
Afghan Man
Shvan Aladdin
Al Qaeda Fighter
Kenneth Miller
Jackson
Tim Aydelott
Special Forces First Sargent
Matthew Van Wettering
Desk Sargent
James Joseph Pulido
Newmark
Shawn Sarmeidani
Dostums bodyguard
Anouar H. Smaine
Taliban Fighter
Nour Bitar
Afghany Mother
Edward Butron
Taliban / New Alliance
Christian Pedersen
SF Soldier
Arshia Mandavi
Najeeb
Nate Boyer
Captain Nosorog
Adrian Luna
Taliban Soldier
Benjamin Poe
Special Forces Captain
Perla Daoud
Afghani Girl
Michael E. Stogner
Village Elder (uncredited)
Lawrence Gilligan
Taliban Soldier
Tommy Truex
Chinook Pilot
Jay Moore
Special Forces Captain (uncredited)
Osama Bin Laden
Self (archive footage)
Sofia Chicorelli Serna
Crying Afghan Girl #1
Sarrett Williams
Special Forces Sergeant (uncredited)
12 Strong Ratings & Reviews
Ryezoo
February 14, 2025
Bland as hell. This movie isn't a bad movie but it never becomes a good one. For a film called 12 strong, only 3 characters are remotely developed. The dialogue is boring and the plot takes forever to get going. Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, and several action set pieces are the only redeeming qualities. This film also fails to make use of its R rating. Yes the language is there but the blood is pretty minor. You can definitely pass on this.
Tribune News Service
Katie Walsh
Never delves deep enough to examine the larger involvement of the U.S. and those ramifications, but "12 Strong" manages to infuse heart and character into this adrenaline-fueled war film
RogerEbert.com
Christy Lemire
It's all solid from a technical perspective. Where the film could have used more power is in its narrative momentum.
indieWire
Michael Nordine
Fuglsig's feature debut is ultimately less an action movie and more a procedural, one in which incremental gains and minimal casualties are as much as can be hoped for.
ChrisStuckmann.com
Chris Stuckmann
The true story is served well enough -- to the point where you have a huge amount of respect for these men when you leave the theater.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
There's just as much to like here as there is to be frustrated with, the final product a mixed bag of good intentions, decent ideas and missed opportunities.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Unfortunately the movie's central philosophical conflict, between the captain and an Afghan warlord, features dialogue like "Your mission will fail because you fear death."
New York Magazine/Vulture
David Edelstein
The Horse Soldiers' story is unconventional, and the film-produced by uber-slickster Jerry Bruckheimer-has been shaped along conventional war-movie lines.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
"12 Strong" does its best to tell a story of heroism from a dark chapter in our history, but its reality is much more complicated.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
... the numbers don't add up; the movie lacks a discernible attitude toward those desperate days in America's history.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
More often than not, "12 Strong" feels like a sports movie, where all the stakes rest not on matters of honor and duty, but on a single field goal.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Calvin Wilson
"12 Strong" lacks depth but fulfills its mission to entertain.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
12 Strong winds up being an almost-good film about some great American soldiers.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
Hemsworth, Shannon, and Pena create real, relatable and yet heroic characters, and seeing them ride into battle on horseback is genuinely moving and inspiring.
Seattle Times
Soren Andersen
It's a remarkable true tale of great heroism.
Consequence
Allison Shoemaker
It's occasionally good, but for the most part, 12 Strong simply does its job.
San Diego Reader
Matthew Lickona
Combat scenes seem more interested in the faces than the fracas, missions are undertaken with no apparent outcome, and great difficulties loom and then dissolve like mist.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
This is not a movie with time on its hands for character development or scrappy political discussions. What 12 Strong does deliver is a rousing tribute to soldiers whose contributions went unheralded for years.
Los Angeles Times
Justin Chang
What makes "12 Strong" objectionable - and what will also make it appealing to some - is its attempt to induce a kind of amnesia in the audience ...
Newsday
Rafer Guzman
A fairly straightforward and enjoyable movie about an extremely complicated and demoralizing war. Its goal is to focus on a small group of heroes, and it shows little interest in the bigger picture.
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Behind the Scenes
Geoff Stults On His Attraction To The Project
Geoff Stults On His Attraction To The Project
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Michael Shannon On The Importance Of The Story
Michael Shannon On The Importance Of The Story
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Thad Luckinbill On His Character 'Vern Michaels'
Thad Luckinbill On His Character 'Vern Michaels'
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Chris Hemsworth On What Attracted Him To The Project
Chris Hemsworth On What Attracted Him To The Project
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Rob Riggle On His Real-Life Connection To This Story
Rob Riggle On His Real-Life Connection To This Story
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Trevante Rhodes On What Attracted Him To The Project
Trevante Rhodes On What Attracted Him To The Project
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Nicolai Fuglsig On The Amazing True Events Of The Story
Nicolai Fuglsig On The Amazing True Events Of The Story
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Mark Nutsch And Bob Pennington On His Reaction To The Film
Mark Nutsch And Bob Pennington On His Reaction To The Film
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Molly Smith On Nicolai Fuglsig And His Vision For The Film
Molly Smith On Nicolai Fuglsig And His Vision For The Film
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Trent Luckinbill On Why This Is An Important Story To Tell
Trent Luckinbill On Why This Is An Important Story To Tell
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Chad Oman On The Incredible Odds Faced By Members Of ODA 595
Chad Oman On The Incredible Odds Faced By Members Of ODA 595
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Jerry Bruckheimer On The Elements That Make This Story Unique
Jerry Bruckheimer On The Elements That Make This Story Unique
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Michael Pena On His Character 'Diller' And His Role In The Story
Michael Pena On His Character 'Diller' And His Role In The Story
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Navid Negahban On His Character 'Dostum' And His Role In The Story
Navid Negahban On His Character 'Dostum' And His Role In The Story
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Austin Stowell On His Character 'Fred Falls' And His Role On The Team
Austin Stowell On His Character 'Fred Falls' And His Role On The Team
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Elsa Pataky On How Her Character 'Jean Nelson' Copes In The Aftermath Of 9/11
Elsa Pataky On How Her Character 'Jean Nelson' Copes In The Aftermath Of 9/11
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General John Mulholland On His Career Credentials As A Special Forces Officer
General John Mulholland On His Career Credentials As A Special Forces Officer
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