The Expendables (2010)

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Expendable: capable of being sacrificed in order to accomplish a military objective. The Expendables (2010) is a hard-hitting action/thriller about a group of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren’t quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. With their mission thwarted and an innocent life in danger, the men struggle with an even tougher challenge one that threatens to destroy this band of brothers.

The only life they’ve known is war. The only loyalty they have is to each other. They are the Expendables: leader and mastermind Barney Ross (Stallone), former SAS blade expert Lee Christmas (Statham), hand-to-hand combat specialist Yin Yang (Li), long barrel weapons specialist Hale Caesar (Crews), demolitions expert Toll Road (Couture), and precision sniper Gunnar Jensen (Lundgren). Living life in the fringes of the law, these hardened mercenaries take on what appears to be a routine assignment: a covert, CIA-funded operation to infiltrate the South American country of Vilena and overthrow its ruthless dictator General Garza (David Zayas). But when their job is revealed to be a suicide mission, the men are faced with a deadly choice, one that might redeem their soulsor destroy their brotherhood forever. Writer, director and star Sylvester Stallone brings together a powerhouse cast of action superstars never before seen together in one film in Lionsgates hard-hitting action thriller, THE EXPENDABLES. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin with Terry Crews and Mickey Rourke. THE EXPENDABLES is produced by Avi Lerner, John Thompson and Kevin King Templeton.

Director: Sylvester Stallone
Writers: Dave Callaham (screenplay) , Sylvester Stallone (screenplay)
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li