Review of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) by Jamie J — 11 Mar 2017

A pretty standard military movie. Lots of great action and things going boom.

This review of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) was written by Jamie J on 11 Mar 2017.

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi has generally received positive reviews.

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