The A-Team

"There is no plan B."

2010 1h 57m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 5,149

ActionComedyCrime

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A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime they didn't commit, Smith and his men, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus, and Lt. Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck, break out and go rogue, using their special talents to clear their names and find the perpetrator. Hot on their trail is Capt. Charissa Sosa, who was once involved with a member of Smith's team and has sworn to capture them, no matter what it takes.

“There is no plan B.”

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Cast

Liam Neeson
Hannibal
Bradley Cooper
Face
Jessica Biel
Charisa Sosa
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson
B.A. Baracus
Sharlto Copley
Murdock
Patrick Wilson
Lynch
Gerald McRaney
General Morrison
Henry Czerny
Director McCready

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joe Carnahan
Writers: Skip Woods, Gary Damian Thomas, Benton Jew
Languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Swahili
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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$110M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Swahili.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CAST

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437+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joe Carnahan, shot by Mauro Fiore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alan Silvestri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jim May shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joe Carnahan directs. Mauro Fiore behind the camera. Alan Silvestri scores. Jim May cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in German, English, Spanish, French, Swahili.

Trivia

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1$110M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Swahili.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5437+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Joe Carnahan, shot by Mauro Fiore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Alan Silvestri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Jim May shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper and Jessica Biel carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "There is no plan B.".
11IMDB entry: tt0429493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 38 themes, including "plan", "mexico", "explosive", "war crimes".
13Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mauro Fiore
Original score: Alan Silvestri
Editing: Jim May
Production design: Charles Wood
Makeup / hair: Noriko Watanabe
VFX supervisor: Erik Nordby
Sound: Craig Henighan
Stunt coordinator: Owen Walstrom
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $110,000,000
Box office: $177,238,796
Return: 161% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The A-Team (2010)

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RalphRahal2025-03-31
★ 2/10
The A-Team (2010) felt like a chaotic attempt to modernize the classic show, but it never really stuck the landing. The directing leans hard into the over-the-top action vibe, but instead of giving us slick sequences, it delivers a messy blur of noise and explosions. The pacing is all over the place, and it’s clear they were trying to make it cool and energetic, but it just ends up feeling loud and confusing. There’s no real rhythm to the way scenes unfold, and some of the more intense moments lose their impact because they’re drowned in shaky visuals. Speaking of visuals, the cinematography was frustrating at best. Way too much shaky cam, weird half-face angles, and quick cuts that make it hard to enjoy any of the action. It felt like the camera was constantly moving just for the sake of movement, not to actually enhance the scene. That kind of editing usually screams, “we didn’t have great footage to work with,” and unfortunately, it shows. I found myself trying to follow what was happening rather than getting pulled into the story. It’s one of those movies that mistakes chaos for excitement. The cast is actually solid, with Liam Neeson bringing his usual presence and Bradley Cooper doing his thing, but the script gives them very little to work with. The dialogue feels forced, and the characters never really breathe or evolve. It’s like the movie assumed the audience already loved these guys, so it skipped over giving them depth. The score tries to hype things up, and while I did get a flash of Indiana Jones vibes early on, I realized it was just a modern remix of the original A-Team theme. Nostalgic, sure, but it didn’t save the mess. Overall, it's got energy, but not much substance.