2013's Lone Survivor is based on an incredible true story, but how accurate is the film when compared to the real events that transpired? Directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg, Lone Survivor is a biographical war film and a retelling of a specific operation during the war in Afghanistan. The strong cast and talented director attached to the film allowed Lone Survivor to become one of the highest-grossing war movies of all time. 5z5o46

A military expert calls the helicopter scene of Mark Wahlberg’s 2013 war movie “absolutely realistic” but unlikely. After having a huge success with his 2013 Afghanistan-set movie, Wahlberg embarked upon a short run of harrowing real-life stories casting himself as the hero. Oil-rig disaster film Deepwater Horizon came in 2016, and the same year saw the release of Patriots Day, which tackled the Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent man-hunt to find the perpetrators.

The unfortunate encounter that kicks off the action in 2013's Lone Survivor features a dark and foreboding warning from two goat herders to the Navy SEALs of Operation Red Wings. Peter Berg's biographical war film chronicles the journey of a four-man team as they attempt to capture a dangerous Taliban leader, which unfortunately leads to a disastrous loss of life for the Navy SEALs involved in the mission. The SEALs are discovered by three local villagers, and in lieu of killing them to maintain the secrecy of their operation, they release them, which results in an extended firefight with Taliban soldiers.

Lone Survivor was a big hit in 2013 and continues to be a success among audiences ten years later. One of the highest-grossing war movies ever made, Lone Survivor follows the stories of Navy SEALs Marcus Luttrell, Michael P. "Murph" Murphy, Danny Dietz, and Matthew "Axe" Axelson, as they search for Taliban leader Ahmad Shah in Afghanistan. Directed by Peter Berg, the movie is based on the four soldiers' real-life experiences during Operation Red Wing in 2005.

Mark Wahlberg's 10-year-old war movie, Lone Survivor, finds new success streaming on Netflix. Based on the nonfiction book, the 2013 war film follows Wahlberg as Marcus Luttrell alongside a team of fellow Navy SEALs tasked with tracking down the Taliban leader Ahmad Shah during the war in Afghanistan. Other than Wahlberg, the cast also includes Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, and Eric Bana. Lone Survivor was a box office hit, grossing $154 million on a $40 million budget, and went on to receive two Oscar nominations for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.

Throughout Lone Survivor, the real-life Marcus Luttrell, who is the titular survivor of the movie's tragedy, appears in several scenes. The 2013 movie Lone Survivor follows the true story of a very dangerous mission by a group of Navy SEALs in Afghanistan, set during the war in 2005. With the intention of capturing Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, a small group of four Navy SEALs is left in the mountains to make eye with him before launching the attack. When they run into sheep herders, the mission becomes increasingly complicated, and the four of them must battle against more than 50 Taliban soldiers in the mountains.

Based on the 2007 book of the same name, Lone Survivor features different locations filled with lush photography of desert landscapes, emerald green forests, and stunning nighttime shots to effectively engage viewers with its dramatic subjects. One of the highest-grossing war movies made, Lone Survivor follows a group of Navy SEALs as they hopelessly fight against Taliban forces after deciding against neutralizing a goat-herder. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, and Ben Foster, Lone Survivor utilized a series of convincing locations to make the events seen on screen appear as authentic as possible.

The ending of Lone Survivordepicts Marcus Luttrell's rescue after being ambushed by the Taliban behind enemy lines in Afghanistan, but how accurate is the movie and what happened to Luttrell after his military service? Directed by Peter Berg, Lone Survivor is based on Luttrell's book of the same name and features performances from Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, and more.

William Wyler's Mrs. Miniver recently celebrated its 80th anniversary. A critically lauded work that took home the Academy Award for Best Picture, Wyler's film also managed to be the highest-grossing film of its respective year. However, not all war movies meet this same fate, as seen in the case of John Woo's Windtalkers, when looking at Box Office Mojo data.

Lone Survivor is undoubtedly one of the most emotional biographical war movies of all time as it brilliantly depicts the unsuccessful efforts of four Navy SEALs to defend themselves against Taliban forces. The movie is based on the non-fiction book by Marcus Luttrell, the only surviving SEAL during the mission known as Operation Red Wings.