<P> Pain & Gain is a 2013 American dark comedy crime film directed by Michael Bay and starring Mark Wahlberg , Dwayne Johnson , and Anthony Mackie . The film is loosely based on a story Pete Collins published in a 1999 series of Miami New Times articles and compiled in the book Pain & Gain : This Is a True Story ( 2013 ) , which details the kidnapping , extortion , torture , and murder of several victims by an organized group of criminals comprising bodybuilders affiliated with the Sun Gym . The film 's title is a play on the common adage , frequently used in fitness : `` No pain , no gain '' . </P>
<P> Pain & Gain is a 2013 American dark comedy crime film directed by Michael Bay and starring Mark Wahlberg , Dwayne Johnson , and Anthony Mackie . The film is loosely based on a story Pete Collins published in a 1999 series of Miami New Times articles and compiled in the book Pain & Gain : This Is a True Story ( 2013 ) , which details the kidnapping , extortion , torture , and murder of several victims by an organized group of criminals comprising bodybuilders affiliated with the Sun Gym . The film 's title is a play on the common adage , frequently used in fitness : `` No pain , no gain '' . </P>
what is the movie pain and gain about
what is the movie pain and gain about
the kidnapping , extortion , torture , and murder of several victims by an organized group of criminals comprising bodybuilders affiliated with the Sun Gym
the kidnapping , extortion , torture , and murder of several victims by an organized group of criminals comprising bodybuilders affiliated with the Sun Gym