Sabotage

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Sabotage

R

Released Mar 28, 2014

1h 49m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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John "Breacher" Wharton (Arnold Schwarzenegger) leads an elite DEA task force. Its latest mission is a high-stakes raid on a safe house owned by one of the world's deadliest drug cartels. Wharton and his team (Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Joe Manganiello) complete the mission successfully but secretly steal $10 million for themselves. They think their work is done -- until, one-by-one, the commandos are mysteriously killed. As the body count rises, everyone becomes a suspect.

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Critics Consensus

Sabotage boasts one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's finer post-political performances, but it's wasted in a movie driven by grueling violence that punishes seemingly without purpose.

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Noah Berlatsky

The Atlantic

In Sabotage, the plot is too circuitous to give you that adrenaline rush of fitting finality, especially with all the collateral damage along the way.

Aug 28, 2019

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Scenes of people kicking doors down and shooting each other in the head are efficiently handled - it's everything else that's a problem.

Rated: 2/5

May 11, 2014

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

It is worth remembering that John Wayne, an actor almost as inexpressive as he is, did much of his finest work at the tail end of his career. Sadly, post-gubernator Arnie hasn't yet found his equivalents to True Grit or El Dorado.

Rated: 2/5

May 9, 2014

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Part murder mystery, part cop actioner, and mishandled with a touch of Western justice, the film never finds even footing and stumbles throughout its messy presentation, which is punctuated by bloody violence and a pervasive macho attitude.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 15, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

No matter how intense the action sequences, it all becomes meaningless when the drama is played out over protagonists unworthy of attention.

Rated: 2/10

Dec 4, 2020

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

Nasty, mean, and appallingly violent at times, "Sabotage" is like a bloodier version of the entire Cannon Films catalog.

Rated: B-

Jul 8, 2020

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J B

This movie played like a book with pages missing and there are a lot of WTF moments because of it. The actor (Mireille Enos) who played female DEA agent (Lizzy) has my applause for some of the worst acting in my opinion. Don't bother with this Arnold movie, you can find better things to do with your time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/19/25

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The Trader S

not to the saving private ryan acting, but lots of action and entertaining

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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George Z

Easily one of the worst action films I have ever seen. It was without a doubt the winner for the worst dialogue. I knew it was gonna be awful after that "I think I broke a nail," line during the first action sequence. It's just really, really bad. It feels like they blew the entire budget paying Arnold and hired a teenage intern to write the script. The action sequences were descent, but everything here has been done far better in countless other action films.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/25

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Jeepers C

Glad, I watched this. Lots of action and a dark, gritty story line.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Derek S

Critics absolutely baffle me. Ok, so this is going to be a bit of a rant, as well as a review. Since they’ve become the end all be all for movie reviews, I’ve seen maybe a handful of accurate reviews come from rotten tomatoes. Take this movie for example. Though it has a stellar cast, and good director, it is an absolute piece of garbage. Yet, somehow, it has a 21%. I know that doesn’t seem like much, but when compared to other films it is. For instance, a movie that is similar “a man apart” starring Vin Diesel, has 10%. A man apart is ten times better than this movie in every way shape and form. So, to the critics on rotten tomatoes, whoever you are, do better.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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Daniel N

Not the best Arnie movie but not the worst either. Is entertaining first time round but dull the second time through once you know the plot.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/23/25

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Synopsis

John "Breacher" Wharton (Arnold Schwarzenegger) leads an elite DEA task force. Its latest mission is a high-stakes raid on a safe house owned by one of the world's deadliest drug cartels. Wharton and his team (Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Joe Manganiello) complete the mission successfully but secretly steal $10 million for themselves. They think their work is done -- until, one-by-one, the commandos are mysteriously killed. As the body count rises, everyone becomes a suspect.

Director: David Ayer
Producer: Bill Block, David Ayer, Ethan Smith, Paul Hanson, Palak Patel
Screenwriter: Skip Woods, David Ayer
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Crave Films, Open Road Films, QED International
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality/Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 28, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 9, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.5M
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS

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