
Movies that feel like12 Strong (2018)
If you loved 12 Strong, the closest films we have are We Were Soldiers (2002), Red Cliff (2008) and Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007). All three share 12 Strong's bleak and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Operation Red Sea (2018).
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If 12 Strong hit the spot, these will too

Both are built on the same subject: a true story

Bleak and kinetic in the same breath
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

War with a pulse of scale, in both cases

The same preoccupation in both: a true story
The difference: Leans harder into drama than 12 Strong does

Action built on bleakness, twice over

Kinetic history, and it commits to that
The difference: Sits closer to thriller than 12 Strong does


Both lean on bleakness more than on action

Both lean on momentum more than on history

Both are working the same pair: afghanistan, taliban
The difference: Trades the scale of 12 Strong for an angle of its own


Action built on scale, twice over
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