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War Dogs
Why this pick
Like Pain & Gain, it turns real-life American greed and amateur criminal ambition into a fast, absurdly funny rise-and-fall story.
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MOVIE2013 2h 9m USA
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Why this pick
Its energetic true-story crime spiral shares Pain & Gain’s pleasure in watching an overconfident hustler chase excess through increasingly reckless decisions.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A crew of ripped Miami bodybuilders scores a high-rolling lifestyle through kidnapping and extortion in this crime comedy based on a true story.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tony Shalhoub
Victor Kershaw
Ed Harris
Ed DuBois
Bar Paly
Sorina Luminita
Ken Jeong
Johnny Wu
Keili Lefkovitz
Krisztina Furton
Emily Rutherfurd
Carolyn 'Sissy' Du Bois
Yolanthe Cabau
Analee Calvera
Anthony Mackie
Adrian Doorbal