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00:00So why don't you use the regular army? What do you need us for?
00:04Because some damn fool accused you of being the best.
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at the screen's most compelling special military teams.
00:12We're keeping the terminology for special forces loose, including both real-life and fictional units.
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00:21You would never find him.
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01:41This thriller revolves around a real-life hostage situation that occurred in the Iranian embassy from April 30th to May 5th, 1980.
01:48Although a negotiator attempts to resolve the crisis as peacefully as possible, an SAS team led by Jamie Bell's Rusty Furman is waiting in the wings.
01:56As a couple of hostages are gradually released, this British Army unit prepares to storm the building once negotiations take a turn for the worse.
02:04Hector's got a new plan. We're gonna give him a bus, gonna let him take the hostages to Heathrow, and then we're gonna take the bus.
02:13Even with meticulous training, there are no guarantees when the SAS is finally given the order.
02:19They emerge with 24 of the 26 hostages alive and the terrorists thwarted.
02:24Although the SAS had been around since the 1940s, the Iranian embassy siege brought them recognition like never before.
02:31You can evacuate the hostages from up there.
02:36Clear.
02:37Any questions?
02:38Number 19. The A-Team. The A-Team.
02:41I know how to make a tourniquet, fool.
02:42I know it hurts, but I have to make a point with you.
02:44Painting was pissing me off. You shooting my van is what's pissing me off, man. What's wrong with you?
02:48The A-Team TV series was very much a product of the 80s, right down to the presence of Mr. T.
02:54A film version was in the works since the 90s, but it wouldn't see the light of day until 2010.
02:59The material is thus altered to reflect more contemporary conflicts like the Iraq War.
03:04These men were acting under my command. Any judgment should be levied against me and me alone.
03:09Absolutely not, sir. We were all participating in this operation willingly.
03:12I don't want to be tried separately.
03:14I refuse to be tried separately, sir.
03:16The film maintains the same basic premise, though, as a special forces team is sent on a mission that turns out to be a setup.
03:23To clear their names, our court-martialed heroes must go rogue.
03:27Each of these four men brings something unique to the table as they dodge the authorities while pursuing the truth.
03:33The action may be over the top, but we never doubt the camaraderie.
03:36The Central Intelligence Agency believes in and evinces a profound moral ethic as well as an unshakable professional standard.
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03:48Number 18. Operational Detachment Alpha, ODA, 595. 12 Strong.
03:54What the hell, man?
03:55Relax, bro. You know how much traffic is right now?
03:57Traffic? We've been freezing our asses out here all goddamn night.
04:00Why don't you jump your ass in this river, man?
04:02Did you stop at Starbucks?
04:03Where's my latte?
04:04Milo, it's 8.30.
04:05What happened?
04:06The war in Afghanistan lasted nearly 20 years.
04:09Few imagined this would become the longest military conflict in U.S. history when the first troops arrived on October 7th, 2001.
04:1712 Strong takes us back to the beginning.
04:20Mark Neuch provides the basis for Mitch Nelson, a Green Beret commander sent overseas with 11 other soldiers in the wake of the September 11th attacks.
04:29The Russians have been here before, right? They've done this.
04:31And they wrote about it.
04:33They said the snow was shutting down all the mountain passes by mid-November.
04:37Every year, without fail.
04:39Now, if the Russians are talking about a bad winter, it's usually worth paying attention to, isn't it?
04:43Significantly outnumbered, ODA 595 must work with the Northern Alliance to fight a common enemy.
04:49Adapting to the Middle Eastern terrain, the unit travels and battles on horseback, earning the nickname the Horse Soldiers.
04:57They risk capture, torture, and death on what would go down as a historic mission.
05:02Thankfully, all 12 return home after 23 unprecedented days.
05:07I hope they don't think they win copying the Russians.
05:11I was told you didn't speak English.
05:13I didn't speak to the man who told you I don't.
05:16Number 17, Delta Force, Sicario.
05:19He's green, but he's good.
05:21No lawyers on this train. Just give me the girl.
05:24Approached by the CIA, FBI Special Agent Kate Masur lends her skills to a joint task force pursuing a Sonora cartel lieutenant.
05:33Along with the CIA and United States Marshals, the team is comprised of Delta Force operators.
05:38Director Denis Villeneuve makes the audience feel as if they're in combat alongside these characters.
05:44Red and Paula, two lanes over on Mike 10.
05:48Copy that. Red and Paula, two lanes left.
05:52Roger that.
05:54Little do many of them realize that one team member, a CIA assassin, has a personal vendetta against their target.
06:00Although the operation is a success on paper, Masur is among the few who know the full story, leaving her to question everything.
06:08While the film is primarily told from Masur's perspective, Delta Force plays a pivotal role as the team enters one intense situation after another.
06:17Los niños hablan inglés.
06:22Nos hablamos inglés.
06:24Number 16. U.S. Navy SEALs, The Rock.
06:28Our only alternative is an attack from within the prison.
06:31We penetrate the island through the tunnels under the prison buildings, undetected, and emerge in its center.
06:35That way we can jump the Marines from behind, and if we're lucky, take their rocket positions without a shot fired.
06:41At Alcatraz, a U.S. general and his allies take civilians hostage with chemical weapons.
06:46In exchange for standing down, they demand the government deliver $100 million that will be dispersed among families of Marines who went unrecognized for their sacrifices.
06:56Although The Rock almost makes the audience sympathize with its villain, a line between right and wrong is drawn when the Navy SEALs arrive.
07:04Show us on the blueprints.
07:06I can't. My blueprint was in my head. I was underground for three days in the dark.
07:13Helmed by Commander Charles Anderson, the rescue team is eventually surrounded by the terrorists.
07:19Refusing to surrender, Anderson tries reminding the enemy what it means to wear a uniform.
07:25The team remains brave until the end when a shootout erupts.
07:29None survive, but hope still lies with an FBI chemical weapons expert and a former SAS captain.
07:35You're lucky that old man Hummel wants your life.
07:38He's gonna take pleasure in gutting you, boy.
07:40Number 15. Task Force X. The Suicide Squad.
07:44She infected me. Now if I don't, you know, expel the dots twice a day...
07:50Then what?
07:53They'll eat me alive.
07:55This is easily our countdown's most eccentric group, with a humanoid shark, a woman who controls rats, and a guy covered in polka dots.
08:04To get a few years knocked off their sentences, these prisoners are sent on military missions with slim odds of survival.
08:11I'm not joining your goddamn Suicide Squad.
08:15We'll see.
08:16While even the most serious characters are pretty lighthearted, the stakes are real.
08:21The opening action set piece reveals why Task Force X is better known as the Suicide Squad.
08:27Echoing war movies from the 60s and 70s, when a team member dies, they stay dead, except for Peacemaker and Weasel.
08:35This band of misfits may seem wrong for the job, and they kind of are, but that strangely makes them the right ones to take down a starfish alien.
08:44I have prepared lunch. Would you be so kind as to join me?
08:50I'm so kind. Sure.
08:53Number 14. SWAT. The Raid Redemption.
08:56Everyone is concerned about each other's fire.
09:00Why us? Why today?
09:0320 men, 15 floors of sheer chaos.
09:06From the moment this SWAT team arrives at a drug lord's apartment block, the Raid never stops to take a breath.
09:12Neither do our characters, as they fight through hallways of criminals and gunfire in pursuit of one seemingly untouchable man.
09:20We experience much of this mayhem through the eyes of Rama, a newcomer to the squad.
09:26That doesn't mean he's inexperienced.
09:34Whether packing a weapon or relying on his fists, Rama is relentless in the face of death.
09:40With a traitor in their midst, Rama finds himself surrounded by fewer team members as he ascends each floor.
09:47Rama has something the others don't, a pregnant wife he's determined to return home to.
09:52Good morning, friends.
09:55You may have heard that we have a guest.
10:01I didn't invite him, and of course they don't accept us here.
10:06Number 13. U.S. Navy SEALs. American Sniper.
10:10It may have been leather pants.
10:12Oh, yeah?
10:14What kind of pants does a girl have to wear to be left alone?
10:18Well, maybe corduroy?
10:20Before Iraq War tours, the late Chris Kyle had 160 confirmed kills during his military career.
10:26While American Sniper is his story, no Navy SEAL fights alone.
10:31In addition to the titular sniper, Clint Eastwood's film honors Kyle's brothers-in-arms.
10:36Kevin Lace, a real-life Navy SEAL veteran and Kyle's close friend, even served as a consultant on the film before being cast as himself.
10:45Although his fellow soldiers look up to him, Kyle doesn't view himself as their superior.
10:49You got eyes on this? Can you confirm?
10:51Negative. You know the ROV? Your call.
10:54They'll fry you if you're wrong as soon as you ask the 11th word.
10:57Even with his numerous honors, Kyle is fighting the same war as everyone else, both externally and internally.
11:04The film highlights what made Kyle special, but he also serves as an everyman who any veteran can identify with.
11:10Oh, he's like an enforcer?
11:12Yes, enforcer.
11:15Number one soldier, Zarqawi.
11:16Zarqawi?
11:17Zarqawi.
11:18Yeah, we like to know where Zarqawi is. You know where he is? You tell us where he is right now.
11:22Number 12. U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal. The Hurt Locker.
11:29Hi. Where are you from?
11:31Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
11:32Where are you from?
11:34California?
11:35Hey, get out of here, man.
11:36Where?
11:37This Best Picture winner's opening establishes how even the most routine days can suddenly turn disastrous for an Iraq War bomb disposal team.
11:45When the team leader dies, Staff Sergeant William James takes his place.
11:49Since an advanced bomb suit didn't do his predecessor any favors, James sees no need to wear one in a situation that can go two ways.
11:58What's he doing?
11:59I don't know.
12:04What are you doing?
12:05There's enough bag in there to send us all to Jesus.
12:08I'm gonna die.
12:10I wanna die comfortable.
12:11This is just one of the incidents that creates tension between James and Sergeant J.T. Sanborn, although both eventually learn to work as a unit.
12:20Where James has a son overseas, Sanborn has yet to lay down roots.
12:25By the end of their tour, though, Sanborn wants nothing more than to start a family, while James can't escape the only world he knows.
12:33How do we know that he's not giving intel to insurgents, telling them where to drop mortars?
12:37I think he's just selling DVDs.
12:38Well, he's a security risk. We should get rid of him.
12:41What are you looking at?
12:42Number 11. Global Response Staff.
12:4513 Hours. The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.
12:48Picked up a tail.
12:50See the green band? That's your tail.
12:53Shake him back.
12:54Green band behind you. We're on it.
12:56Set in 2012 Benghazi, this true story centers on a GRS team that comes from varied military backgrounds, including Navy SEALs, Marines, and Army Rangers.
13:06The GRS team is tasked with protecting the CIA outpost annex.
13:10Not far away is a U.S. diplomatic compound, which comes under attack on the 11th anniversary of 9-11.
13:17Glenn Doherty? What's up, brother?
13:20Ron said you were in Tripoli. What's the occasion?
13:22Ambassador Chris Stevens is coming in from Tripoli Monday morning.
13:26You'll be home.
13:27Not anymore.
13:28Throughout the night, the team attempts to defend both locations, fending off waves of attackers.
13:34Although the film isn't 13 hours long, it makes the audience feel the passage of time as the team attempts to survive the night.
13:42Between long stretches of nail-biting tension and combat, 13 Hours finds room for quiet moments of humanity as the characters think about those waiting at home.
13:53Let's set our priorities. We're going to continue our base destruction protocol until it is finished.
13:57We're going to exfil from here in 30 to 40 minutes. We're going to go directly to the airport and get a plane.
14:01Number 10. The U.S. Navy SEALs, Tears of the Sun.
14:05We're here to get you out. I suggest you go find the priest. Go find the nuns and get your things packed up and get ready to move.
14:11This jungle is filling up with rebel troops. When they get to this mission, they will kill everything they see.
14:15One of the United States' most famous special forces units, the Navy SEALs are frequently tasked with high-risk operations,
14:22like the search-and-rescue mission Bruce Willis leads in Tears of the Sun.
14:26Navigating difficult jungle terrain and needing to stay beneath enemy radar, the SEAL team is capable of both completing the rescue,
14:34as well as remaining calm and rational when exchanging gunfire with rebel forces.
14:39What do you want to do? Rest for 30. Lake, hold it up. We're going to rest for 30. Set a perimeter.
14:51The ability to make quick decisions based on the situation at hand, regardless of the original plan,
14:56is one of the qualities that makes the Navy SEALs such an effective fighting force here.
15:01Number 9. SWAT, SWAT.
15:04You cut a deal to get back on the team, Jimmy? Did I cut a deal? Yeah, did you?
15:08How many times have I covered up for one of your goddamn stunts?
15:11That's what a partner's supposed to do.
15:14A section of law enforcement that borders on the military, the Special Weapons and Tactics team in SWAT specializes in crimes that go beyond your standard hit-and-runs.
15:25Faced with a drug lord and violent confrontations with thugs, the SWAT team handles intense firefights and hostile situations that the regular LAPD is less equipped to deal with.
15:36Don't beat him so badly I can't get a rematch, alright?
15:39I won't make any promises.
15:41It's my money, man.
15:43Working long and demanding hours and unwilling to quit until the mission is completed,
15:48the LA SWAT team is built solidly enough to withstand extreme pressure from both the thugs trying to pick them off and the betrayal that comes from within their own ranks.
15:58It's all broken up over you.
16:01Don't know why she left me.
16:03Dumped.
16:04In case the Krabs will do that to a woman.
16:06Is there something about this team I need to know?
16:09Number 8. U.S. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Sniper Team, a.k.a. FORCON.
16:15Shooter.
16:16I'm not entirely convinced that a shot like this could be made.
16:21Let's not take the chance.
16:23Typically sent behind enemy lines to perform covert special operations, the Force Recon Sniper Team contains some of the best snipers on the planet.
16:32In Shooter, Gunnery Sergeant Bob Lee Swagger, played by Mark Wahlberg, uses the finely honed skills he gained from his time within the FORCON team to calculate his shots with laser accuracy,
16:44going so far as to even take into consideration the rotation of the Earth.
16:49Bob Lee Swagger.
16:52It is a real honor to meet you.
16:56You weren't snapped, officer.
16:59Able to act either as part of a team or alone if needed, the snipers within FORCON are lethal and effective, using careful calculations and advanced field knowledge to complete their mission,
17:11or in Swagger's case, to clear their name.
17:14What exactly does working for you entail, Senator? Huh?
17:17Number 7. British Special Air Service, a.k.a. SAS, Bravo 2-0.
17:24Statement. I have an XR4i, and the color is green.
17:27Americans might have the flashiest names, but they're not the only player in the Special Forces game.
17:33The UK's Special Air Service holds its own when it comes to covert ops behind enemy lines just as well.
17:39Charged with unconventional missions, like the locating of Iraqi Scud missiles in Bravo 2-0,
17:44members of the SAS are trained to blend in to challenging desert surroundings while eliminating insurgent forces as quickly and efficiently as possible.
17:53It's noon.
17:56Lost comms plan comes into effect now at the base.
18:01So do we go for the RV tonight, or what?
18:04When faced with hostile situations, such as firefights and even capture,
18:08the team led by Andy McNabb calls upon the intense training the SAS is prepared with in order to keep the upper hand.
18:16What's this call?
18:18Looks like some sort of checkpoint.
18:23Number 6. U.S. Navy SEALs, Act of Valor.
18:27Try to keep this as long as you can for a while, yeah?
18:29Anything else, Commander?
18:31Yeah. I'd like to be able to look into your eyes when our first child is born.
18:36Demonstrating their adaptive ability to engage in combat regardless of location or situation,
18:41the SEAL team in Act of Valor moves from Costa Rica to Somalia to the U.S.-Mexican border to a myriad of American cities tracking their target.
18:51As the SEAL itself stands for Sea, Air, and Land,
18:55the team led by Lt. Rourke navigates intensive marine, aerial, and land-based combat situations
19:02with the same steely organization we've come to expect from some of America's finest.
19:07The tight-knit brotherhood within the Bandito platoon lets Rourke and the rest of the SEALs keep their mission and each other as top priority,
19:15regardless of the sacrifices it demands.
19:18So why don't you save us both some time and tell me exactly what you think you know?
19:22Number 5. Dutch's team, Predator
19:25So why don't you use the regular army? What do you need us for?
19:29Because some damn fool accused you of being the best.
19:32They're the ones you call when even the Green Berets don't come back.
19:36Responsible for undertaking high-risk missions like the rescue of hostages from guerrilla territory,
19:41Major Alan Dutch Schaefer's team utilizes camouflage, extensive weapons knowledge,
19:46and steely strength of will to navigate hostile territory even while being hunted.
19:51Bad idea.
19:58Using resourcefulness and problem-solving, this private military team constructs a variety of traps for the creature stalking them.
20:05Though they're facing a sci-fi adversary in the film, it's clear that this team's skill in battle is a threat to more than just humans.
20:12The wounds all fused, cauterized. Who the hell could have done this to a man?
20:18Knack. Knack, look at me. Who did this?
20:24Number 4. Batalhão de Aparecios Polícias Especiais, a.k.a. B.O.A.P, Elite Squad
20:31What happened in Rio de Janeiro was inevitable.
20:35Trafficking and the police developed peaceful ways of living together.
20:39After all, no one wants to die for nothing.
20:41Similar to the American SWAT teams, the B.O.A.P units in Brazil are specialists in urban warfare and restricted combat zones,
20:48with access to more militaristic weaponry than the regular police force.
20:53The Pope needed B.O.A.P.
20:55B.O.A.P. needed me.
20:57And I needed a replacement.
21:00It wouldn't be easy.
21:02I'd have to keep climbing the favela because of the Pope.
21:06Spending most of their time dealing with drug-related crimes in the slums of the inner city,
21:10Captain Roberto Nascimento's team is hardened and stoic,
21:14forced through intensive physical and mental training to prove themselves and earn a place on the B.O.A.P. team.
21:20Faced with a corruption and temptation that riddle the police forces of Brazil,
21:24members of the B.O.A.P. squad are tried and tested,
21:27pushed to their limits to ensure that they are the one special forces unit the public can count on.
21:33Who killed these guys?
21:34You didn't see?
21:35You saw?
21:36You saw?
21:37Who killed them?
21:38Speak up!
21:39Speak up!
21:40Speak up!
21:41Who killed them?
21:42Number 3. Navy SEALs, a.k.a. SEAL Team 10, Lone Survivor
21:47If we're home by the 15th, me and Morgan are going to cut down all the trees behind that stable.
21:52How is that going to help me?
21:53Hello?
21:55Forms Horse Archers, I think, the 27th.
21:57That means if I cut down the trees behind the stable, I get a discount for your horse.
22:01Specializing in Middle Eastern operations, SEAL Team 10 was tasked with assassinating Taliban leader Ahmad Shah during Operation Red Wings,
22:10showing the same SEAL ability to retain humanity without compromising the focus of their mission as seen in a previous entry.
22:17The team in this war thriller decides to allow unarmed civilians to go free,
22:22though they realize the risk of alerting Taliban forces to their position.
22:26It's feeling like a curse, Tom.
22:28Not a curse, Tom. No curses. It's just Afghanistan. That's all.
22:32Forced to trek through rocky and difficult terrain while exchanging gunfire with insurgents,
22:37SEAL Team 10 not only relies on their formidable physical stamina,
22:41but also on the mental perseverance the doomed mission demands from them,
22:45showing once again that it takes more than facing the impossible to faze the SEALs.
22:54Where is he?
22:55He's up top. He's up top.
22:58Where?
22:59Where?
23:00Number 2. First Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta, a.k.a. Delta Force, Black Hawk Down.
23:07We have two things we can do. We can either help, or we can sit back and watch country destroy itself on CNN. Right?
23:15I don't know about you guys, but I was trained to fight.
23:17It's often in the face of the greatest adversary that the bravest shine brightest.
23:22During the Battle of Mogadishu and following the crash of Black Hawk Super 6-1,
23:27an assembly of America's elite Army Rangers works desperately to rescue the wounded crew members of the helicopter.
23:33They're shooting at us! They're shooting at us!
23:37We'll shoot back!
23:42Super 6-4, chonks on the ground, going into holding pattern.
23:45Roger that.
23:46This is 6-2. Deliver chonks, going to cover pattern.
23:48Super 6-2, take up an overhead pattern to provide sniper cover. Over.
23:53Delta Force, specializing in counter-terrorism, and in this film, sniper support,
23:58fights the clock and the odds against them while waiting for reinforcements and a chance to initiate a rescue.
24:04In this movie, it's the tenacity and discipline of Delta Force in the face of tragedy that sets them apart,
24:10along with their determination to put one foot in front of the other and just keep going.
24:14We've still got guys inside!
24:16All right, all right, I'm going to go to the crash.
24:18You take the rest of the team, I'll finish both of the prisoners!
24:21Negative! We're going to proceed to the crash site together!
24:24Number 1. United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group,
24:28a.k.a. SEAL Team 6 and Dev Group, Zero Dark Thirty.
24:32What's his family name?
24:34Abu Ahmed Al-Qawati.
24:38Abu Ahmed means father of Ahmed. It's a kunya.
24:42Amar, I know the difference between a war name and an Arabic name.
24:45Responsible for carrying out arguably the most famous special forces operation of all time,
24:50SEAL Team 6 claims the successful assassination of Osama bin Laden.
24:55After an almost 10-year manhunt for the al-Qaeda leader,
24:58Dev Group teams, assisted by the CIA SAD Division,
25:02were sent in to raid a compound suspected to be housing bin Laden.
25:06Where did you last see him and where is he now?
25:10He was never found.
25:12As the U.S. Navy's primary counter-terrorism response unit,
25:16and operating under the highest level of secrecy,
25:19with the White House or Department of Defense often declining to comment on the unit's activities,
25:24the Dev Group operatives were able to both breach the al-Qaeda compound
25:28and complete the mission with relative smoothness,
25:31ending a tiny chapter in the global book of terrorism.
25:34You just want me to nail some low-level mullah krakidullah
25:37so you can check that box on your resume that says
25:39while you were in Pakistan, you got a real terrorist.
25:42But the truth is, you don't understand Pakistan
25:45and you don't know al-Qaeda.
25:47Which special forces team do you admire the most?
25:50Let us know in the comments.
25:52Make no mistake about it, gentlemen.
25:54We are now in harm's way.
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