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The Expendables

  • 2010
  • K-16
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
361K
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POPULARITY
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Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Steve Austin, Terry Crews, and Randy Couture in The Expendables (2010)
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A CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.A CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.A CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.

  • Director
    • Sylvester Stallone
  • Writers
    • Dave Callaham
    • Sylvester Stallone
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Jason Statham
    • Jet Li
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    361K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,235
    629
    • Director
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Writers
      • Dave Callaham
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Stars
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Jason Statham
      • Jet Li
    • 827User reviews
    • 434Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations

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    Photos511

    Eric Roberts and Steve Austin in The Expendables (2010)
    Eric Roberts, Steve Austin, Gary Daniels, David Zayas, Ronn Surels, David Joseph Martinez, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in The Expendables (2010)
    Sylvester Stallone and Giselle Itié in The Expendables (2010)
    Sylvester Stallone and Jeffrey L. Kimball in The Expendables (2010)
    Jason Statham in The Expendables (2010)
    Jet Li in The Expendables (2010)
    Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone, and Jet Li in The Expendables (2010)
    Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, and Randy Couture in The Expendables (2010)
    The Expendables (2010)
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    Eric Roberts and Steve Austin in The Expendables (2010)
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    Top cast

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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Barney Ross
    Jason Statham
    Jason Statham
    • Lee Christmas
    Jet Li
    Jet Li
    • Yin Yang
    Dolph Lundgren
    Dolph Lundgren
    • Gunner Jensen
    Eric Roberts
    Eric Roberts
    • James Munroe
    Randy Couture
    Randy Couture
    • Toll Road
    Steve Austin
    Steve Austin
    • Paine
    David Zayas
    David Zayas
    • General Garza
    Giselle Itié
    Giselle Itié
    • Sandra
    Charisma Carpenter
    Charisma Carpenter
    • Lacy
    Gary Daniels
    Gary Daniels
    • The Brit
    Terry Crews
    Terry Crews
    • Hale Caesar
    Mickey Rourke
    Mickey Rourke
    • Tool
    Hank Amos
    Hank Amos
    • Paul
    Amin Joseph
    Amin Joseph
    • Pirate Leader
    Grifon Aldren
    Grifon Aldren
    • Tall Pirate
    • (as Senyo Amoaku)
    Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
    • Garza's Bodyguard #1
    Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
    • Garza's Bodyguard #2
    • Director
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Writers
      • Dave Callaham
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sylvester Stallone sustained fourteen injuries making this movie, including breaking a tooth, rupturing his ankle, and getting a hairline fracture in his neck that required the surgical insertion of a metal plate. He also had bronchitis and shingles during the shoot. He later said he never fully recovered from the injuries, "It did such a number on my body, I've never been the same. Never."
    • Goofs
      Though Vilena has Spanish as its primary language, Portuguese signs can be seen in many scenes. Since it's a fictional place, we can allow that both languages are common there.
    • Quotes

      Sandra: What are your names?

      Lee Christmas: [points to himself] Buda...

      Lee Christmas: [points to Barney] ... Pest

      Sandra: Follow me, please.

      [walks away]

      Barney Ross: [slowly turns to Lee; deadpan] Buda and Pest? Nice.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove one shot, showing a hero sadistically twisting a knife into a guard's neck, in order to obtain a 15 classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Expendables: Extended Cut Scenes (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Keep Your Hands to Yourself
      Written by Dan Baird (as Daniel Baird)
      Performed by The Georgia Satellites (as Georgia Satellites)
      Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
      By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews827

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    Featured review
    6/10
    Predictable.
    A typical action movie that checks all of the action movie boxes. Lots of explosions, shootings, killings and unrealistic fight scenes.

    It's great to see all of the dinosaurs from the 80's team up with each other. Stallone looked convincing as the main guy but it's the youth of Jason Statham that delivers the adrenalin in this movie. I would've liked to have seen more from Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Their roles were far too short for the amount of action experience they have. Steve Austin is the only person that was miscast. Personally, I think that this movie would have been better without him.

    I got what I expected and if you like action movies...you will definitely like "The Expendables".
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    • Big_River
    • Sep 7, 2012

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    FAQ6

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 13, 2010 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Bulgaria
      • Spain
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • Instagram
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Biệt Đội Đánh Thuê
    • Filming locations
      • Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Production companies
      • Millennium Films
      • Millennium Films
      • Nu Image Entertainment GmbH
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $80,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $103,068,524
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $34,825,135
      • Aug 15, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $274,470,394
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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