Pain & Gain

"Their American dream is bigger than yours."

Apr 26 2013 R 2h 9m

Action, Comedy, Crime

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 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 and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw 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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Based on the true story of Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) a Miami bodybuilder who wants to live the American dream. He would like to have the money that other people have. So he enlists the help of fellow bodybuilder Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) and ex-convict, Christian bodybuilder Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson). Their kidnapping and extortion scheme goes terribly wrong since they have muscles for brains and they're left to haphazardly try to hold onto the elusive American dream.

Written by

Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Pete Collins

Directed by

Michael Bay

Cast

Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie

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United States of America

Production Companies

De Line Pictures, Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

4 nominations

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238,519

Average Rating

6.4 out of 10

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