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The Expendables

Play trailer Poster for The Expendables R 2010 1h 43m Action Adventure Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Mercenary leader Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and his loyal men take on what they think is a routine assignment: a covert operation to invade the South American country of Vilena and overthrow its dictator. But, when they learn that the job will be a suicide mission, they must choose redemption or the destruction of their brotherhood.
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It makes good on the old-school action it promises, but given all the talent on display, The Expendables should hit harder.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online 09/11/2017
A
The Expendables is more than just your average action movie; it is the action movie of the year uniting the grittiness and soul of the old genre with the special effects and coolness of the new genre. See it. Go to Full Review
Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor 01/03/2011
C-
The rest of the mayhem is simply ultraviolent, nonstop, and numbing. Better jokes might have helped. Go to Full Review
Matt Singer IFC.com 12/21/2010
C
Unnatural but kind of remarkable. Go to Full Review
Bill Newcott Movies For The Rest Of Us 10/16/2023
3/4
Delivers precisely what it promises: which is to say the cinematic equivalent of a rocket fuel-laden tanker truck plowing into the mixing room of a nitroglycerine factory. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 09/27/2023
2/4
The Truth In Advertising award for 2010 went to The Expendables, which employs (however unintentionally) its own title to push the fact that this is a disposable action film. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 08/09/2023
1.5
Audiences expecting what the hype has promised will be sorely disappointed by the humdrum reality of what Stallone has put together. Go to Full Review
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Benjamin H Nov 17 Packed with intense action and featuring a gifted ensemble that have great chemistry with one another, The Expendables is easily digestible, but it takes itself a little bit too serious and combine that with messy plotting, an underwhelming villain and some shaky filming, and the result is a mediocre finished product. See more Nicholas t @nicktalbert2025 Oct 31 the expendables is not a good action packed movie the movie made $103,068,524 million at the box office i hope that you buy this movie too on blue ray or dvd See more Bill V Oct 12 I like action movies. I like the stars in this one. But the whole is massively less than the sum of the parts. The photography was so dark it was almost impossible to tell who was hitting who, who was winning, or what was happening. And lets not get started on the "character development". See more Leaburn O Sep 16 There were a lot of knives and guns and noise and fights but I’m not entirely sure what was going on except old men fighting each other in poorly choreographed scenes. Felt like most the cast had small p*n*s syndrome. Watched on DVD. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 29 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é bom pra caralho, e a maioria ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são bacanas, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 24 Success in 01 hour, 43 minutes, and 45 seconds!!!!!!! Rated R for Some Language, Bloody Violence Throughout and Strong Action Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $274,470,394.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mercenary leader Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and his loyal men take on what they think is a routine assignment: a covert operation to invade the South American country of Vilena and overthrow its dictator. But, when they learn that the job will be a suicide mission, they must choose redemption or the destruction of their brotherhood.
Director
Sylvester Stallone
Producer
Avi Lerner, John Thompson, Kevin King Templeton
Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone, David Callaham
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Nu Image, Lions Gate Films, Millennium Films
Rating
R (Some Language|Bloody Violence Throughout|Strong Action Violence)
Genre
Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 13, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$103.0M
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS
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