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The Expendables 3

PG-13

Released Aug 15, 2014

2h 7m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

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Years ago, Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) co-founded the Expendables with Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson). After Stonebanks became an arms dealer, Ross was forced to kill him -- or so he thought. Now, Stonebanks is back and he's on a mission to end the Expendables. Ross decides that the way to fight old blood is with new blood, so he assembles a team of younger, faster, more tech-savvy recruits. The battle to topple Stonebanks becomes a clash of old-school methods vs. high-tech expertise.

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Critics Consensus

Like its predecessors, Expendables 3 offers a modicum of all-star thrills for old-school action thriller aficionados -- but given all the talent assembled, it should have been a lot more fun.

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Sophie Gilbert

The Atlantic

The movie borrows so liberally from other action films that it starts to feel at times a bit like a BuzzFeed listicle.

Dec 31, 2015

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Evan Williams

The Australian

Yes, it's pretty much the same mixture as before, but slicker and more polished, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 19, 2014

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

If they're expendable, why won't they die?

Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2014

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The action scenes largely fail to snap, crackle, and pop.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 27, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“The Expendables 3” lacks the fun, the excitement, and the charm that the franchise built itself on.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 20, 2022

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

It’s not a pretty one, but the third film, for the most part, departs from the hearty rerun missions of the first two films.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 14, 2022

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Michael K

Watched 5/17/2024.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/18/24

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RAYMOND O

I do not know why this movie did not get enough love. Its action packed, great stunts, and the best action heroes ever. Loved it. Wish I saw it earlier.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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B K

This could have been a fun movie with a little more effort. Instead, we are treated to lots of explosions and bullets, but no threat. Which is a pity, given we know that Gibson can do so much better even if some of his co-actors are limited.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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keef m

There was no option to put no stars hence the one, total cringefest it is not a comedy but i laughed, no not at the lame one liners but the embarrasisng joke it is. Shocking pension fund for has-beens, if you enjoy any of the Undesireables movies oops sorry Expendables movies i really worry about your mindset.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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Gorptholemew T

🍀 2.2/10 Bad don't like. i'm gonna complain here again but the cast has gotten too big to the point where why can't you just kill anybody off?. It feels like there's no stakes by this point. the second movie had Liam Hemsworth die I mean it was predictable but at least somebody died. And this film Just feels a little cheap, and in a way trying to reboot the series. Oh God the new characters suck I don't really care at all, but Harrison Ford is a good addition Love seeing him so cool. and now that the fourth movie came out and has even worse reviews like 16% on rotten tomatoes. I can't wait so exhilarated. Grade D

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/11/23

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Kristina W

Brought in new young actors that taught the old dogs some new tricks. There were some good action scenes, but the "villain" wasn't very smart which caused some plot holes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/07/23

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Synopsis

Years ago, Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) co-founded the Expendables with Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson). After Stonebanks became an arms dealer, Ross was forced to kill him -- or so he thought. Now, Stonebanks is back and he's on a mission to end the Expendables. Ross decides that the way to fight old blood is with new blood, so he assembles a team of younger, faster, more tech-savvy recruits. The battle to topple Stonebanks becomes a clash of old-school methods vs. high-tech expertise.

Director: Patrick Hughes
Producer: Avi Lerner, Kevin King Templeton, Danny Lerner, Les Weldon, John Thompson
Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone, Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Millennium Films, Lions Gate Films, Nu Image Entertainment GmbH
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sustained Gun Battles|Fight Scenes|Language|Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.3M
Runtime: 2h 7m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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