Mark Wahlberg has quietly been on a strong streaming run, and that momentum isn’t slowing down anytime soon. As of January 1, 2026, Wahlberg’s 2013 war thriller Lone Survivor will officially be available to stream on Netflix in the U.S., giving viewers another chance to revisit one of the actor’s most intense and widely praised films of the past 15 years.

Directed and written by Peter Berg, Lone Survivor is based on the book by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson, and stars Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch, and Eric Bana alongside Wahlberg. The film earned a Certified Fresh 75% from critics and an impressive 87% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, with the site’s consensus reading: “A true account of military courage and survival, Lone Survivor wields enough visceral power to mitigate its heavy-handed jingoism.”

Here’s the full official synopsis for the film:

“In 2005 Afghanistan, Navy SEALs Marcus Luttrell (Mark Wahlberg), Michael Murphy (Taylor Kitsch), Danny Dietz (Emile Hirsch) and Matthew “Axe” Axelson (Ben Foster) deploy on a mission of surveillance and to take out Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. Though spotted by goatherds, Luttrell and his team decide not to kill them. But one of the Afghans alerts a group of Taliban fighters to the invaders, and a terrible battle ensues, in which the SEALs find themselves hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned.”

How Good Is ‘Lone Survivor’?

The review from Collider ultimately awarded the film a C rating, praising it on a technical level but noting that the film let down the individuals involved on a personal note with how they were portrayed on screen.

“There’s really no way to criticize a tribute and not sound callous. The intentions are beyond reproach, and to point out any flaws in the tribute would appear to be a cold, unfeeling criticism. Nevertheless, the depiction of the story undermines its importance. Remove the fact that this story actually happened, and it’s just an action movie. Lone Survivor is well made on a technical level, but it derives its strength from a firefight rather than a multi-dimensional portrayal of the men in that firefight. The movie isn’t a hollow tribute, but it is a misguided one.”

Lone Survivor will arrive on Netflix from January 1. Stay tuned to Collider for all the latest updates on your favorite movies and TV shows on streaming in the New Year.

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