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Pain & Gain

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Danny Lupo (Mark Wahlberg), manager of the Sun Gym in the 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul (Dwayne Johnson) and Adrian (Anthony Mackie) as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub) and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.
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It may be his most thought-provoking film to date, but Michael Bay's Pain & Gain ultimately loses its satirical edge in a stylized flurry of violent spectacle.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk 09/05/2017
2/5
For [Michael Bay], storytelling exists only to justify senselessly bashing some big shiny noisy stuff into other big noisy shiny stuff till your ears bleed for mercy. Go to Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire 06/21/2016
Maybe he's trying to do 'GoodFellas'-style dark comedy (the copious voice-overs would certainly suggest it), but put as charitably as possible, Bay is no Scorsese. Go to Full Review Nick Pinkerton Sight & Sound 06/06/2014
While Pain & Gain often frustrates, Bay's overwhelming cinematic sense is undeniable. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 12/04/2020
4/10
The felonies fall apart due to phenomenal stupidity - and audiences are supposed to laugh at the extreme amateurishness of this band of beefy crooks. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/19/2020
2.0/4.0
Adds up to more pain than gain. Go to Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) 09/11/2020
2/5
A tonally erratic and consistently irksome true-crime farce that plays out like a GoodFellas for Dummies. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stoner J. @Stoner 3d Yeah it’s kinda ghetto and not made great but it’s a totally hilarious and entertaining crimadram See more Gi S @Gistevenn Mar 10 This movie was hilarious, if this was a true story then these crooks were dumber than the 3 stooges. See more Damon G @Dmoney420 Feb 22 Super good movie funny as hell See more Steven F. @SteveGotScored Feb 19 Hands down my favorite Michael Bay movie! See more Ian N @Ianandme100 Jan 10 If this really is a true story then this film very much makes light of the suffering and death of the victims. Beyond that it is moderately diverting with a competent cast but overlong. See more Richard J @RT21432955 Nov 15 If you love going to the gym and lifting weights, you'd like this movie. I've seen it quite a few times See more Read all reviews
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Michael Bay

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Mark Wahlberg

Daniel Lugo

Dwayne Johnson

Paul Doyle

Ed Harris

Ed Du Bois

Anthony Mackie

Adrian Doorbal

Tony Shalhoub

Victor Kershaw

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Synopsis Danny Lupo (Mark Wahlberg), manager of the Sun Gym in the 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul (Dwayne Johnson) and Adrian (Anthony Mackie) as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub) and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.
Director
Michael Bay
Producer
Donald De Line, Michael Bay, Ian Bryce
Screenwriter
Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
De Line Pictures
Rating
R (Crude Sexual Content|Bloody Violence|Drug Use|Language Throughout|Nudity)
Genre
Action, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 26, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 7, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$49.9M
Runtime
2h 10m
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