A campaign set to assassinate a Taliban leader leaves only one of the agent alive; Marcus Luttrell who is determined to see the campaign through.
10 February 1975, Germany
18 October 1975, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
9 August 1968, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
13 March 1985, Palms, California, USA
29 October 1980, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
7 November 1975, Houston, Texas, USA
15 November 1981, Alexandria, Egypt
11 March 1964, New York City, New York, USA
5 June 1971, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
July 14, 2016
Berg's film is beautifully shot and thrillingly paced; he and his actors have a real affection for these men and feel a real duty to portray them honorably.January 11, 2014
There's a gruesome, you-are-there authenticity to the action as the heroes spill their blood and guts on the battlefield.January 10, 2014
The film effectively assaults its audience almost as aggressively as its subjects.January 28, 2014
Lone Survivor isn't always sophisticated ... But there's moral complexity and a climax in an Afghan village which is tense and surprisingly moving.January 10, 2014
The film's director, Peter Berg, wants to immerse you so deeply that you feel as if your bones are breaking, too. There's a price, of course, for that kind of immersion: It becomes tough to see the movie for the drum-beating.April 15, 2016
"Lone Survivor" isn't a classic, but it's a modestly affecting war pic that artfully pays tribute to some real American heroes - exactly what it sets out to do.November 07, 2015
This is war at its most thrilling!June 05, 2016
'Survivor' has a 'you are there' feeling; sound-barrier-breaking rounds, RPG explosions, and Navy SEAL-scripting of real firefight lingo: 'Left is not good! Right is good!'June 21, 2016
Berg's direction is as energetic as ever, and there's rarely a moment that's not both engaging and horrifying to watch.October 10, 2015
The unwillingness to "engage" in larger questions disconcertingly reduces a real-life tragedy to an action movie.January 21, 2014
Lone Survivor' hits home and hits hard.January 10, 2014
Lone Survivor is a brutally effective movie, made by people who think that they're serving their country. But they're just making us coarser and more self-centered.