"12 Strong" received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising the film's action sequences and the performances of the cast. The movie holds a 71% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 6.4/10.

12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers

In 2018, director Chris Hemsworth and writer Erik Weiner brought to life the incredible true story of the first U.S. team sent to Afghanistan after 9/11. The film, aptly titled "12 Strong," tells the story of the CIA's Global Response Staff, a team of 12 men who embarked on a perilous mission to defeat al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

Based on Doug Stanton’s non-fiction book Horse Soldiers , the film follows . Led by Captain Mitch Nelson (inspired by the real-life Captain Mark Nutsch), the 12-man team was tasked with a high-stakes mission: link up with General Abdul Rashid Dostum of the Northern Alliance to take down the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.

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