The Expendables 3

Play trailer

2:16

The Expendables 3

PG-13

Released Aug 15, 2014

2h 7m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

32%

Tomatometer

174 Reviews

48%

Popcornmeter

50,000+ Ratings

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.

Watch on Peacock

Stream Now

Critics Consensus

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.

Read Critics Reviews

Sophie Gilbert

The Atlantic

The movie borrows so liberally from other action films that it starts to feel at times a bit like a BuzzFeed listicle.

Dec 31, 2015

Full Review

Evan Williams

The Australian

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.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 19, 2014

Full Review

Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

If they're expendable, why won't they die?

Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2014

Full Review

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The action scenes largely fail to snap, crackle, and pop.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 27, 2023

Full Review

Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“The Expendables 3” lacks the fun, the excitement, and the charm that the franchise built itself on.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 20, 2022

Full Review

Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

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.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 14, 2022

Full Review

Read all reviews

tim s

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/29/25

Full Review

Alfred Junior T

More new characters are brought into the picture, we see why the expandables exists and its history which is so fascinating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/13/25

Full Review

alan g

Not bad but too many actors hamming it up.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

Full Review

Giacomo P

The Expendables 3 is really good, it's a shame that it's the last film in which Schwarzenegger appears in this saga, but I still liked this 3rd chapter but it doesn't deserve a 32% at all, I hope that it can improve over the years this 32%. moving forward, as usual Statham, Stallone, Schwarzenegger etc. they are fantastic and the villain who was thought dead returns and finally dies, I close this review by saying that The Expendables 3 is a good shooting film and that it deserves to be appreciated more, see you next time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

Full Review

Mike W

There is little to no story. I did enjoy watching Lundgren, Snipes, Li, and Banderas. However Banderas was being too silly. Lundgren can be kool just by standing silently.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/20/24

Full Review

Nick R

These films are just crashing burning hard now.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Patrick Hughes

Director

Sylvester Stallone

Barney Ross

Jason Statham

Lee Christmas

Antonio Banderas

Galgo

Jet Li

Yin Yang

Wesley Snipes

Doc

View more videos

Furious 7

82%

82%

Furious 7

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Furious 7

3 Days to Kill

27%

43%

3 Days to Kill

Watchlist

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

94%

87%

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Watchlist

Point Break

11%

29%

Point Break

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Point Break

Inferno

23%

36%

Inferno

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Inferno

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

The Expendables 3: Trailer 1

2:16

View more videos

View more photos

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

Most Popular at Home Now