Pain & Gain

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Pain & Gain

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2013

2h 9m

Action

Comedy

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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Nick Pinkerton

Sight & Sound

While Pain & Gain often frustrates, Bay's overwhelming cinematic sense is undeniable.

Jun 6, 2014

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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

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Adds up to more pain than gain.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 19, 2020

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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

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Alexander S

It's funny and entertaining, of course, in a Michael Bay kind of way. The lead actors are suitable for the movie's narrative tone. While Pain and Gain's silly and humorous approach may not appeal to all audiences, fans of the lead actors may appreciate it as a form of entertainment, despite some potential drawbacks. Grading: C+

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/20/25

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Ed R

A funny, chaotic twist on a true story. Worth the watch with this star power.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/08/25

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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

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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

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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

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Beck M

Very entertaining flick. Spectacular. The rocks best acting

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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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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Pain & Gain: Official Clip - No One Calls Me an Amateur

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Pain & Gain: Official Clip - Easy as Robbing a Bank

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Pain & Gain: Official Clip - Killing Kershaw

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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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