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Pain & Gain

  • 2013
  • R
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
222K
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POPULARITY
2,925
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Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, and Anthony Mackie in Pain & Gain (2013)
A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.
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A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.

  • Director
    • Michael Bay
  • Writers
    • Christopher Markus
    • Stephen McFeely
    • Pete Collins
  • Stars
    • Mark Wahlberg
    • Dwayne Johnson
    • Anthony Mackie
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    222K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,925
    130
    • Director
      • Michael Bay
    • Writers
      • Christopher Markus
      • Stephen McFeely
      • Pete Collins
    • Stars
      • Mark Wahlberg
      • Dwayne Johnson
      • Anthony Mackie
    • 377User reviews
    • 346Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Pain & Gain: Stryper
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    Pain & Gain: Ken Jeong On Michael Bay's Passion For The Project
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    Pain & Gain: Tony Shalhoub On The Script
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    Pain & Gain: Anthony Mackie On What Attracted Him To The Project
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    Dwayne Johnson in Pain & Gain (2013)
    Keili Lefkovitz and Michael Rispoli in Pain & Gain (2013)
    Mark Wahlberg, Tony Shalhoub, and Dwayne Johnson in Pain & Gain (2013)
    Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Mackie in Pain & Gain (2013)
    Tony Shalhoub in Pain & Gain (2013)
    Michael Bay in Pain & Gain (2013)
    Mark Wahlberg and Michael Bay in Pain & Gain (2013)
    Dwayne Johnson and Bar Paly in Pain & Gain (2013)
    Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, and Anthony Mackie in Pain & Gain (2013)
    Mark Wahlberg in Pain & Gain (2013)
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    Top cast

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    Mark Wahlberg
    Mark Wahlberg
    • Daniel Lugo
    Dwayne Johnson
    Dwayne Johnson
    • Paul Doyle
    Anthony Mackie
    Anthony Mackie
    • Adrian Doorbal
    Tony Shalhoub
    Tony Shalhoub
    • Victor Kershaw
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Ed DuBois
    Rob Corddry
    Rob Corddry
    • John Mese
    Bar Paly
    Bar Paly
    • Sorina Luminita
    Rebel Wilson
    Rebel Wilson
    • Robin Peck
    Ken Jeong
    Ken Jeong
    • Jonny Wu
    Michael Rispoli
    Michael Rispoli
    • Frank Griga
    Keili Lefkovitz
    Keili Lefkovitz
    • Krisztina Furton
    Emily Rutherfurd
    Emily Rutherfurd
    • Carolyn 'Cissy' DuBois
    Larry Hankin
    Larry Hankin
    • Pastor Randy
    Tony Plana
    Tony Plana
    • Captain Lopez
    Peter Stormare
    Peter Stormare
    • Dr. Bjornson
    Vivi Pineda
    Vivi Pineda
    • Detective Hayworth
    Ken Clement
    Ken Clement
    • Detective Costello
    Yolanthe Cabau
    Yolanthe Cabau
    • Analee Calvera
    • Director
      • Michael Bay
    • Writers
      • Christopher Markus
      • Stephen McFeely
      • Pete Collins
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Kurt Angle: the popular wrestler had another go with his old WWE opponent, Dwayne Johnson, in the prison brawl scene at the beginning of the film.
    • Goofs
      When the crew propose an investment scheme to Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton at Doorbal's home, a Nintendo Gamecube controller can be seen. This device was not available until 2001.
    • Quotes

      [from trailer]

      Daniel Lugo: [to a little boy] Don't eyeball me! I've seen your mother driving up and down these streets looking at me! I'll be your stepfather in about a week!

    • Connections
      Edited from Bad Boys II (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Cariocas
      Written by Gerhard Narholz (as Sammy Burdson)

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    User reviews377

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    7/10
    A dark comedy that is likely to offend some viewers
    This black comedy is inspired by real events... but isn't as truthful as it claims. Daniel Lugo is a body builder works at a Miami gym as a personal trainer. He believes in the American dream and decides that if he can't earn the money to buy the things he wants he will steal it. His target is wealthy client Victor Kershaw, who Lugo suspects got his wealth illegally. He recruits fellow body builders Adrian Doorbal and Paul Doyle and set out his plan... they will kidnap Kershaw and force him to sign over all his possessions to them. Once they have him things don't go to plan.

    Since this is a Michael Bay film one might expect lots of explosions but there are none here; there is still his usual style of direction. In some of the more comedic scenes this is effective but felt uncomfortable when things get nasty. Like most films that claim to be true it deviates from the facts of the real case. This serves to make our protagonists more sympathetic. From the start we can see that these aren't the smartest characters in town. On the plus side I did find myself laughing more than I expected and the cast does a solid job; most notably Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie as Lugo, Doyle and Doorbal respectively; I particularly liked Johnson's performance as a coke-addled bible-basher. Tony Shalhoub impressed as Kershaw and Ed Wood but in a suitably restrained performance as ex-cop private investigator Ed Du Bois, III who investigates to case and is the film's most 'normal' character. There are some decent action scenes as well as a few disturbing moments involving the dismemberment of two bodies. Overall I'd say that I enjoyed this more than expected; worth a watch if you are an adult fan of any of the stars... it's not for children!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Brazil)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Có Chơi & Có Nhận
    • Filming locations
      • Miami, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • De Line Pictures
      • Phoenix International
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $26,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $49,875,291
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,244,505
      • Apr 28, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $87,305,549
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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