The Expendables

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  • Opened August 13, 2010 
  • 1 hr 43 min
  • R | strong action and bloody violence throughout, and for some language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. More on child suitability

  • Sylvester Stallone gears up for a men-on-a-mission film with the Nu Image/Millennium Films war picture The Expendables. Jason Statham and Jet Li co-star alongside the brawny filmmaker as a group of mercenaries who undertake a near-impossible operation to overthrow a dictator in South America. Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Terry Crews, and UFC star Randy Couture co-star in the action-packed production. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture
  • Director: Sylvester Stallone
  • Genres: Action/Adventure

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Action Dud

by too_legit

With the amount of talent this movie cast has, I must say I was quite disappointed. There were very good action scenes... BUT there were soooooo much slow/useless drama going on. I was definitely...

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The Expendables Movie Review

by Asianfreak

83 out of 100 Stab, shoot, thrill!...

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by Farmer's_daughter

Great movie anyone who likes action/adventure or like any of these actors will love this movie....

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Critic Reviews

75
Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

Expendables is the closest thing to movie Viagra yet invented. It's reprehensible. It's stoopid violent. It's a lot of unholy fun. Read full review

75
Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

The way that Stallone directs, though, every machete thrust and relentless round of bullet spray is staged with a certain undeniable...conviction. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
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An effective mix of lean and over-the-top, The Expendables is often preposterous, but it achieves the immediacy of a graphic novel without the overdone mythology. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Joe Neumaier

The three icons ham it up, do some verbal towel-snapping and have fun, which also describes most of this self-conscious adventure movie. Read full review

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Eric Roberts and Stone Cold Steve Austin in "The Expendables."