Pain & Gain

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Pain & Gain

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2013

2h 10m

Action

Comedy

Drama

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Danny Lupo (Mark Wahlberg), manager of the Sun Gym in the 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul (Dwayne Johnson) and Adrian (Anthony Mackie) as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub) and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

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Critics Consensus

It may be his most thought-provoking film to date, but Michael Bay's Pain & Gain ultimately loses its satirical edge in a stylized flurry of violent spectacle.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Sep 5, 2017

2/5

For [Michael Bay], storytelling exists only to justify senselessly bashing some big shiny noisy stuff into other big noisy shiny stuff till your ears bleed for mercy.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Jun 21, 2016

Maybe he's trying to do 'GoodFellas'-style dark comedy (the copious voice-overs would certainly suggest it), but put as charitably as possible, Bay is no Scorsese.

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Nick Pinkerton

Sight & Sound

Jun 6, 2014

While Pain & Gain often frustrates, Bay's overwhelming cinematic sense is undeniable.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Dec 4, 2020

4/10

The felonies fall apart due to phenomenal stupidity - and audiences are supposed to laugh at the extreme amateurishness of this band of beefy crooks.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 19, 2020

2.0/4.0

Adds up to more pain than gain.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Sep 11, 2020

2/5

A tonally erratic and consistently irksome true-crime farce that plays out like a GoodFellas for Dummies.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller 1 day ago

7/10 Suspense, Drama, Slight Comedy Decent movie about Miami bodybuilders who kidnap rich guy. Mark Walhberg and Dwayne Johnson

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Robert P

@Superbad 4 days ago

Pain & Gain is a 2.5 star Movie!

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Tarun K

@RT02574251 Sep 27, 2026

rare movie.. doesnt try to be more than it is & forced viewer to laugh so hard it hurts.. dumb & dumber meets tropic thunder meets actual Michael Bay crime thriller Sure you can knock it on its plot, story telling etc.. but dont kid yourself.. thats not this movie... firmly recommended.. enjoy

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Matthew J

@RT19539539 Apr 16, 2026

Funny as fk for real ngrz, you can’t be too critical of the story etc if you want to enjoy it. Extremely easy to watch

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Петър Д

@PetarDamyanov Apr 12, 2026

That's a good movie to watch when you are in summer mood. It's also really funny but more like "dark funny". It's definitely NOT for kids or for watching with your family.

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Stoner J.

@Stoner Mar 19, 2026

Yeah it’s kinda ghetto and not made great but it’s a totally hilarious and entertaining crimadram

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Synopsis

Danny Lupo (Mark Wahlberg), manager of the Sun Gym in the 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul (Dwayne Johnson) and Adrian (Anthony Mackie) as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub) and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

Director: Michael Bay
Producer: Donald De Line, Michael Bay, Ian Bryce
Screenwriter: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: De Line Pictures
Rating: R (Crude Sexual Content|Bloody Violence|Drug Use|Language Throughout|Nudity)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $49.9M
Runtime: 2h 10m

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