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The Expendables 3

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Years ago, Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) co-founded the Expendables with Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson). After Stonebanks became an arms dealer, Ross was forced to kill him -- or so he thought. Now, Stonebanks is back and he's on a mission to end the Expendables. Ross decides that the way to fight old blood is with new blood, so he assembles a team of younger, faster, more tech-savvy recruits. The battle to topple Stonebanks becomes a clash of old-school methods vs. high-tech expertise.
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Like its predecessors, Expendables 3 offers a modicum of all-star thrills for old-school action thriller aficionados -- but given all the talent assembled, it should have been a lot more fun.

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Sophie Gilbert The Atlantic 12/31/2015
The movie borrows so liberally from other action films that it starts to feel at times a bit like a BuzzFeed listicle. Go to Full Review
Evan Williams The Australian 08/19/2014
3.5/5
Yes, it's pretty much the same mixture as before, but slicker and more polished, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Romney Observer (UK) 08/17/2014
2/5
If they're expendable, why won't they die? Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 09/27/2023
2/4
The action scenes largely fail to snap, crackle, and pop. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/20/2022
2/5
“The Expendables 3” lacks the fun, the excitement, and the charm that the franchise built itself on. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 08/14/2022
2/5
It’s not a pretty one, but the third film, for the most part, departs from the hearty rerun missions of the first two films. Go to Full Review
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Johnny V Nov 12 I don’t know why this movie gets so low a rating, I think its probably the best of the 3. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 12 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é muito bom, mas ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, 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 02 hours, 06 minutes, and 30 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Intense Sustained Gun Battles, Fight Scenes, Language and Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $214,657,577.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more tim s @TPSreport94 Apr 29 Expendables 3 offers the healthy amount of action that fans of the series expect, but the PG-13 rating is a step in the wrong direction. The action set pieces are watered down and aren't as impactful as in the past. Movies like this are simply better off rated R. Aside from that, Antonio Banderas is the standout, and Mel Gibson suits the villain role just fine. See more Alfred Junior T Mar 13 More new characters are brought into the picture, we see why the expandables exists and its history which is so fascinating See more alan g @agenser Feb 28 Not bad but too many actors hamming it up. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Years ago, Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) co-founded the Expendables with Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson). After Stonebanks became an arms dealer, Ross was forced to kill him -- or so he thought. Now, Stonebanks is back and he's on a mission to end the Expendables. Ross decides that the way to fight old blood is with new blood, so he assembles a team of younger, faster, more tech-savvy recruits. The battle to topple Stonebanks becomes a clash of old-school methods vs. high-tech expertise.
Director
Patrick Hughes
Producer
Avi Lerner, Kevin King Templeton, Danny Lerner, Les Weldon, John Thompson
Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone, Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Millennium Films, Nu Image Entertainment GmbH, Lions Gate Films
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Sustained Gun Battles|Fight Scenes|Language|Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 15, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$39.3M
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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