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Pain & Gain

Their American dream is bigger than yours.

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.

20132h 10mRComedy, Crime, Action

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About Pain & Gain

Directors
Michael Bay
Cast
Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub, Ed Harris, Rob Corddry
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Action
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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