The The Expendables movies in order

There are 4 The Expendables films, about 7.3 hours in total. The first was released in 2010, the latest in 2023. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.

An ensemble action film series about a group of elite mercenaries. This series pays tribute to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and early 1990s, starring an array of action veterans from those decades.

1. 1

   The Expendables (2010)

   7 Aug 2010 · 103 min

   Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to sco

2. 2

   The Expendables 2 (2012)

   15 Aug 2012 · 103 min

   Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.

3. 3

   The Expendables 3 (2014)

   7 Aug 2014 · 126 min

   Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that

4. 4

   Expend4bles (2023)

   15 Sep 2023 · 103 min

   Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table. But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to give “new blood” a whole new meaning.

Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.