Revenge

R

1990

2 hr. 4 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

List

30%

20 Reviews

Tomatometer

54%

5,000+ Ratings

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Jay Cochran (Kevin Costner), a newly retired U.S. Navy pilot, travels to Mexico to spend time with his friend Tibey Mendez (Anthony Quinn), a powerful but corrupt businessman. While there, he meets Tibey's beautiful wife, Miryea (Madeleine Stowe), who has become unhappy in her marriage. Jay and Miryea soon engage in a steamy affair. But when Tibey learns of the relationship from his henchman, Cesar (Tomas Milian), he sets out to get even with both of them.

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Shay W

Perhaps it should be classified as a horror. What happens to the female lead is too terrible. What is point of giving her such a nightmarish fate.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Steve D

Laughably bleak and uninterested in doing anything but depress.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/24

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Max N

Decent drama thriller. Revenge should have been awesome. But it wasn't anywhere close to that level. The director's cut is better despite being 23 minutes shorter. But the story didn't have enough legs to be considered one of the best of the 90s. The ending was even a horrific letdown. No wonder this is a movie nobody really talks about. Because this movie doesn't have enough guts to execute a story on the level of greatness and the end just ruins it all.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/23

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Audience Member

It was beautifully shot and directed with a great cast. Extremely entertaining. The "professional" critics of today are full of crap.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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dave j

Adapted from a novel by Jim Harrison starring Kevin Kostner, navy vet Cochran making moves on trophy wife Miryea (Madeline Stowe) while conducting business with her husband, Tibey (Anthony Quinn)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Terrible, he goes through all the recuperation, revenge fulfilled moments, only to lose her in the end. And on another note, killing his loyal companion Labrador, was wrong.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Tony Scott

Director

Kevin Costner

Cochran

Anthony Quinn

Tibey

Madeleine Stowe

Miryea

Tomas Milian

Cesar

Joaquín Martínez

Mauro

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Owen Gleiberman

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Rated: D

Mar 27, 2012

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Positively one of the worst movies ever made, though Stowe is, as always, luminously lovely.

Rated: 0/5

Jun 19, 2003

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

It combines the slick, high-tension filmmaking fashion of today with the values and sexual stereotyping of yesterday. It's such a good job of salesmanship that you have to stop and remind yourself you don't want any.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Terry Francis

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

Because the film is so ludicrously bad -- the writing, photography and acting all superbly overblown -- Revenge is enjoyable in a heated-up, sick kind of way. It's self-satire without meaning to be.

Rated: 1/4

May 9, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Revenge is very bad, but in-between kicks and hemorrhages, there is an involuntary sense of community. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 15, 2022

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a rare out-and-out misfire from an otherwise reliable filmmaker.

Rated: 1.5/4

Feb 20, 2021

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Synopsis

Jay Cochran (Kevin Costner), a newly retired U.S. Navy pilot, travels to Mexico to spend time with his friend Tibey Mendez (Anthony Quinn), a powerful but corrupt businessman. While there, he meets Tibey's beautiful wife, Miryea (Madeleine Stowe), who has become unhappy in her marriage. Jay and Miryea soon engage in a steamy affair. But when Tibey learns of the relationship from his henchman, Cesar (Tomas Milian), he sets out to get even with both of them.

Director: Tony Scott
Executive Producer: Kevin Costner
Screenwriter: Jim Harrison, Jeffrey Fiskin
Production Co: New World Pictures, Rastar Films
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.1M
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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