Summary

  • Mark Wahlberg's war movie Lone Survivor enjoys new success on Netflix, ranking sixth in the Global Top 10 for the week of November 13 to November 19.
  • Based on a nonfiction book, the 2013 film follows Wahlberg as Marcus Luttrell and a team of Navy SEALs on a mission to find Taliban leader Ahmad Shah.
  • With 8 million hours viewed and 4 million total views, Lone Survivor has proven its lasting appeal and continues to captivate audiences.

Mark Wahlberg's 10-year-old war movie, 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.

Now, 10 years after it was a box office success, Wahlberg's war movie has found new success streaming on Netflix. For the week of November 13 to November 19, Lone Survivor was viewed for 8 million hours and received 4 million total views. This is good enough for sixth place, marking the movie's first week in Netflix's Global Top 10.

Lone Survivor montage with Mark Wahlberg
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Luttrell, Dietz, and Murphy fighting the Taliban in Lone Survivor

The war movie is based on the 2007 book, Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, which was co-written by Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell and author Patrick Robinson. Written and directed by Peter Berg, the movie adaptation dramatizes the unsuccessful United States counter-insurgent mission known as Operation Red Wings in which four Navy SEALs were tasked with tracking down the Taliban leader Ahmad Shah during the war in Afghanistan. Other than Marcus Luttrell, the team consisted of Michael Murphy, Matthew Axelson, and Danny Dietz.

As they make their way towards his last known location, the four-man team is discovered and ambushed by Shah's men, tragically resulting in the deaths of three of the SEALs. This sets up Luttrell as the titular lone survivor of Operation Red Wings, and the remainder of the film depicts the remarkable lengths he went to survive. For his acts of heroism against Taliban fighters during the operation, Luttrell was awarded both the Navy Cross and Purple Heart. Through Wahlberg's performance, Lone Survivor provides a visceral of Luttrell's incredible courage and survival.

Source: Netflix