13 Hours, 144-Minute Michael Bay Thriller Now Streaming on Pluto TV

The Michael Bay film 13 Hours, a 144-minute action thriller based on real events, is now streaming on Pluto TV. Released in 2016, the movie stars John Krasinski as Jack Silva and follows a security team deployed to protect a CIA site in Libya.

The film charts the high-anxiety hours of the 2012 Benghazi attacks, when a Libyan militia assaulted the compound housing Ambassador John Christopher Stevens. Krasinski portrays a former Navy SEAL who, along with five other men, springs into action to rescue the ambassador after minimal security left him vulnerable.

Bay takes a more grounded, subdued approach than in his typical spectacle, with real-life operatives serving as consultants and performances that emphasize the emotional toll on the team. Surviving operatives still maintain the US government told them to "stand down," a moment depicted in the film; though it underperformed at the box office, the true-story thriller is finding renewed attention on streaming.

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