The Expendables

Theatrical - Wide 2010-08-13

Cast Sylvester Stallone Jason Statham Jet Li Dolph Lundgren Eric Roberts
Directed by Sylvester Stallone
Written by David Callaham Sylvester Stallone

Box Office Gross: $274,470,394

Running Time: 103 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Nimar Studios, Rogue Marble, Millennium Media, Lionsgate, Nu Image Entertainment

Genres: Action Adventure Thriller

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Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the... See more mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city.

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