Death Wish

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Death Wish

R

2018

1h 47m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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17%

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70%

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Dr. Paul Kersey is a surgeon who often sees the consequences of the city's violence in the emergency room. When home intruders brutally attack his wife and young daughter, Kersey becomes obsessed with delivering vigilante justice to the perpetrators. As the anonymous slayings grab the media's attention, the public begins to wonder if the deadly avenger is a guardian angel -- or the Grim Reaper itself.

Critics Consensus

Death Wish is little more than a rote retelling that lacks the grit and conviction of the original -- and also suffers from spectacularly bad timing.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

03/09/2020

The street violence is staged with such disgusting levity that any attempt at thematic complexity seems purely for show.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

04/13/2018

2/5

While Death Wish doubles as a commercial for the gun lobby, its alt-right posturing is undermined by its uneven, head-scratching tone.

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Andrew Lowry

Empire Magazine

04/09/2018

2/5

This is a film too embarrassed to be what it is. And shorn of capes and costumes, vigilantism is pretty ugly.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/14/2022

1/4

The wildly miscalculated release of this film is only matched by its mindless aggression.

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Drew Dietsch

FANDOM

12/29/2021

1/5

A morose and uneventful by-the-numbers remake that doesn't go nearly as far as it needs to.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

08/10/2021

2/4

The good news: Despite all the worries that this would be nothing more than an alt-right wet dream in which Bruce Willis guns down scores of blacks and Muslims, the film is actually restrained in such matters. The bad news: It still isn't very good.

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Daniel C

@RT74973898 Jan 15

another good example,on how not to care at all for these brain rotted critics.like most people already said here feels a bit rushed, bruce willis at this age was already giving half of what he once was but still a decent average movie, definitely not 17% like these idiots say.

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Stefano T

@Giant_Lizard Jan 9

A few good additions, like the fact that now the protagonist is a doctor instead of an architect, that made more sense with the entire story. But for the rest, nothing really special in my opinion. It's more gore (more violence), but less sexual than the original. Overall, I didn't feel the need for this remake, personally.

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Alfie M

@RT72569843 Dec 20

I really liked Eli Roth's remake of "Dying Wish". The plot is very simple, yet it's definitely engaging and Bruce Willis pulls out a final bullet in the chamber for his successful career, with a great performance. Eli Roth hasn't made many "mature" or "serious" films in his career, however this is dark, violent and has tension which literally has left me nail-less. Bruce Willis has charm, and to say he did many cheap movies before his retired, this wasn't one. And could even go down as one of his best movies and performances, (certainly has a right of top 10). Also the REAPER ALERT sound button made me giggle. You can't help but root for a vulnerable dad, doctor whom Willis plays sweetly and I love Eli Roth's blood and gore. He needs more serious film like this with gore and over the top films like his 2023 Horror/Comedy "Thanksgiving ". It's simple, but works so well.

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shane o

@Shanes_DVD_Shack Dec 16

Standard revenge movie . Some serious violence and gore, It left like the actors and story line gave up before the end. Not awful but not great

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Mister M

@Gartut Dec 13

Great action, good cast! Great time waster to kill a few hours.

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sob s

@sobsand Dec 12

you can't go wrong with bruce willis the movie felt almost rushed in a sense the contrast of saving lives to killing lives happened to quick I get its a movie but its just like a John wick movie from wish still a great watch.

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Synopsis

Dr. Paul Kersey is a surgeon who often sees the consequences of the city's violence in the emergency room. When home intruders brutally attack his wife and young daughter, Kersey becomes obsessed with delivering vigilante justice to the perpetrators. As the anonymous slayings grab the media's attention, the public begins to wonder if the deadly avenger is a guardian angel -- or the Grim Reaper itself.

Director: Eli Roth
Producer: Roger Birnbaum
Screenwriter: Joe Carnahan
Distributor: Annapurna Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Cave 76
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 2, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.0M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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