The A-Team

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The A-Team

PG-13

Released Jun 11, 2010

1h 58m

Action

Adventure

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A man who loves when a plan comes together, Hannibal Smith leads a close knit team of elite operatives. Framed for a terrible crime, Smith and his men go rogue, using their special talents to clear their names and find the perpetrator. Hot on their trail is Charissa Sosa, who was once involved with a member of Smith's team and has sworn to capture them, no matter what it takes.

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Critics Consensus

The A-Team assembles a top-rate cast only to ditch the show's appealingly silly premise for explosive yet muddled blockbuster filmmaking.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

The A-Team certainly explodes onto the big screen in a major way.

Rated: B+

Sep 11, 2017

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B+

Feb 14, 2012

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Nick Curtis

London Evening Standard

Joe Carnahan's movie is loud and vulgar and disorienting, but also an exhilarating kind of fun.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 3, 2010

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The quick flash that is this movie’s brand of napalm-paced, gun-powdered spectacle, has one agreeing with Hannibal’s assessment that “Overkill is underrated.”

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 18, 2023

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Bill Newcott

AARP Movies for Grownups

After casting did its job, the project seems to have been turned over to a classroom of fifth-grade boys—although I’d like to think the kids would do a better job of...trying to close up...plot holes....gaping enough to drive a flaming tank through.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 1, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Some good acting and wild action is overshadowed by pitiful editing, shoddy camera work, and a mediocre story.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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tim s

I was thoroughly surprised by The A-Team. The action gets cartoonish in the middle, but overall this is an entertaining film. In particular, Sharlto Copley's off-kilter performance as a somewhat mental pilot is a standout.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Patrick H

Stupid? Yes. Fun as hell? Absolutely YES!! You're supposed to have fun watching a movie, If it accomplishes that then nothing else matters. This movie was fun as hell-- Mission Accomplished!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Ralph R

The A-Team (2010) felt like a chaotic attempt to modernize the classic show, but it never really stuck the landing. The directing leans hard into the over-the-top action vibe, but instead of giving us slick sequences, it delivers a messy blur of noise and explosions. The pacing is all over the place, and it’s clear they were trying to make it cool and energetic, but it just ends up feeling loud and confusing. There’s no real rhythm to the way scenes unfold, and some of the more intense moments lose their impact because they’re drowned in shaky visuals. Speaking of visuals, the cinematography was frustrating at best. Way too much shaky cam, weird half-face angles, and quick cuts that make it hard to enjoy any of the action. It felt like the camera was constantly moving just for the sake of movement, not to actually enhance the scene. That kind of editing usually screams, “we didn’t have great footage to work with,” and unfortunately, it shows. I found myself trying to follow what was happening rather than getting pulled into the story. It’s one of those movies that mistakes chaos for excitement. The cast is actually solid, with Liam Neeson bringing his usual presence and Bradley Cooper doing his thing, but the script gives them very little to work with. The dialogue feels forced, and the characters never really breathe or evolve. It’s like the movie assumed the audience already loved these guys, so it skipped over giving them depth. The score tries to hype things up, and while I did get a flash of Indiana Jones vibes early on, I realized it was just a modern remix of the original A-Team theme. Nostalgic, sure, but it didn’t save the mess. Overall, it's got energy, but not much substance.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Faiz D

A solid entertainer.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Max T

Villain is great, action is great, comedy is great

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Dom P

This movie was fun, just shut your brains off and enjoy it !!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/10/24

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Templeton "Face" Peck

Jessica Biel

Charissa Sosa

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson

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Synopsis

A man who loves when a plan comes together, Hannibal Smith leads a close knit team of elite operatives. Framed for a terrible crime, Smith and his men go rogue, using their special talents to clear their names and find the perpetrator. Hot on their trail is Charissa Sosa, who was once involved with a member of Smith's team and has sworn to capture them, no matter what it takes.

Director: Joe Carnahan
Producer: Jules Daly, Alex Young, Iain Smith, Stephen J. Cannell, Spike Seldin, Tony Scott
Screenwriter: Joe Carnahan, Brian Bloom, Skip Woods
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Dune Entertainment, Phoenix Film Partners, 20th Century Fox, Ingenious Film Partners, Scott Free Productions, Stephen J. Cannell Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action|Language|Smoking)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 11, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $77.2M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby, DTS

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