👉 Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie
Big muscles. Bigger dreams. And a plan so dumb it could only be true. Pain & Gain is a darkly hilarious, adrenaline-fueled crime comedy based on the unbelievable true story of three Miami bodybuilders who chase the American Dream — and end up neck-deep in a nightmare of greed, stupidity, and chaos.
Mark Wahlberg stars as Daniel Lugo, a gym rat obsessed with success who convinces his equally misguided friends Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson) and Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) to kidnap a wealthy client and steal his fortune. But as their half-baked plan spirals out of control, the trio learns the hard way that ambition without brains can be deadly.
Directed by Michael Bay, Pain & Gain trades giant robots for human absurdity, mixing explosive style with biting satire. The film is drenched in neon, protein shakes, and moral decay — a high-octane, outrageous look at how the pursuit of “more” can destroy everything.
Equal parts funny and disturbing, Pain & Gain pumps up the madness with sharp performances and Bay’s signature flair, proving that in Miami, the biggest flex can also be the biggest mistake.