The Expendables

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The Expendables

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2010

1h 43m

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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.

Rated: A

Sep 11, 2017

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

The rest of the mayhem is simply ultraviolent, nonstop, and numbing. Better jokes might have helped.

Rated: C-

Jan 3, 2011

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Matt Singer

IFC.com

Unnatural but kind of remarkable.

Rated: C

Dec 21, 2010

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Bill Newcott

Movies For The Rest Of Us

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.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 16, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

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.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 27, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Audiences expecting what the hype has promised will be sorely disappointed by the humdrum reality of what Stallone has put together.

Rated: 1.5

Aug 9, 2023

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Bill V

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".

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/12/25

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Leaburn O

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.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/16/25

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thiago s

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

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/29/25

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 43 minutes!!!!!!! Rated R for Some Language, Bloody Violence Throughout and Strong Action Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $103,000,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Daniel N

Great fun. This has everything you want from an Stallone written action movie and nothing that you don't. Big buff guys with guns, explosions, cheesy one liners. A real throwback to 80's action movies.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/25

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Pedro Henrique C

The strong point of this film is the good action sequences that occur in the final act, the negative point is the terribly poorly written script.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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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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