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Pain & Gain

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Danny Lupo (Mark Wahlberg), manager of the Sun Gym in 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 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. Rated: 2/5 Sep 5, 2017 Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire 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. Jun 21, 2016 Full Review Nick Pinkerton Sight & Sound While Pain & Gain often frustrates, Bay's overwhelming cinematic sense is undeniable. Jun 6, 2014 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The felonies fall apart due to phenomenal stupidity - and audiences are supposed to laugh at the extreme amateurishness of this band of beefy crooks. Rated: 4/10 Dec 4, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Adds up to more pain than gain. Rated: 2.0/4.0 Sep 19, 2020 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) A tonally erratic and consistently irksome true-crime farce that plays out like a GoodFellas for Dummies. Rated: 2/5 Sep 11, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Murky S Michael bay has accidentally made a masterpiece. The humor, which shouldn't really fit in with the cast, somehow works perfectly. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/26/25 Full Review CARLOS G Bro this movie it's great a have seen it like 4 times. Base on a true story, awesome 😎 cast the pace of the movie is perfect cinematography and sound. Also if you like to lift you will found it hilarious. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review Nathanuel B I found this movie quite interesting for most of these actors. It gives storytelling to a crime, and it shines light on something that most rarely talk about. I thought the way that Mark Whalberg's character acts was very cool and I loved the character. It definitely had some holes, but the movie was satisfactory. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/04/25 Full Review Beck M Very entertaining flick. Spectacular. The rocks best acting Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review mark g The problem with this slapstick comedy is that the actual story is anything but. This gang were a violent and despicable bunch, which is why two of them were sentenced to death. I mean, it's entertaining and comical enough, but maybe it shouldn't be. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/14/24 Full Review Audience Member This was genuinely top 3 movies for me. This is funny, motivational, and entertaining. This is definitely a must watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Danny Lupo (Mark Wahlberg), manager of the Sun Gym in 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 9m
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