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You can watch Pain & Gain (2013) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

When the pursuit of the American dream turns into a chaotic series of botched kidnappings and extortion plots, the line between ambition and insanity vanishes entirely. This neon-soaked satire finds absurdity in the violent, misguided schemes of sun-drenched gym rats hungry for unearned wealth.

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