Pain & Gain is a 2013 American crime film directed by Michael Bay and starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Anthony Mackie. The film is based on a story published in a 1999 series of Miami New Times articles written by Pete Collins and compiled in Collins' 2013 book Pain & Gain – This is a True Story, which details the kidnapping, extortion, torture, and murder of several victims by an organized group of criminals thatincluded a number of bodybuilders affiliated with Sun Gym.[4][5]