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Collateral Damage

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A family man (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing. Frustrated with the official investigation and haunted by the thought that the man responsible for murdering his family might never be brought to justice, he takes matters into his own hands and tracks his quarry ultimately to Colombia.
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Despite its timely subject matter, Collateral Damage is an unexceptional and formulaic action thriller.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/22/2010
3/5
Schwarzenegger in very violent vigilante film. Go to Full Review
Empire Magazine 12/30/2006
1/5
The plot is laughably bad, and the action not much better. Go to Full Review
Time Out 02/09/2006
The film's less knee-jerk than it could have been. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Crum on Showbiz 07/17/2022
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Just use brawn over brain in accepting the logical order of events in this film. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 09/29/2020
4/10
The subject matter is timely and relevant, but the attention to action over sincerity dulls the potency of the themes - as any shoot-'em-up Schwarzenegger movie should. Go to Full Review
Rob Nelson City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul 08/21/2009
Straining every muscle not to offend, Collateral Damage counts basic coherence among its own casualties. But it's crystal clear on one point: Taking mercy on the "enemy," women and children included, is for wimps. Go to Full Review
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Blake- N @PBSAniDom Apr 13 Collateral Damage is easily my least favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger film. Despite having a potentially interesting premise, the movie falls flat due to its slow pacing, weak script, and lack of engaging action. Arnold has delivered many memorable roles, but here he feels underutilized and stuck in a story that never fully comes together. The emotional core doesn’t hit as intended, and the film struggles to build any real tension or excitement. The action scenes are surprisingly dull compared to what you’d expect, and the overall execution feels forgettable. It lacks the energy and charisma that usually make his films enjoyable. Overall, it’s a disappointing and uninspired action movie that fails to leave any impact. I’d rate it a 1/10. See more David S. @baxter667 Dec 17 Not as terrible as you would think. Yes, it's a formulaic film, but it's still pretty good!! It does have elements of the time it was made, but it's also a decent film with a decent story and one of the last really great films that Arnold did. I enjoyed it, and it's still a great action film!!! See more Cork B @RT87142816 Nov 29 Last gasp of Arnold's 80s Action movies, and it isn't good. Eyerollingly thin plot with horrible twists. Add to that, Arnold tries to do a more nuanced conflicted role, and when the role calls for a 0.7, Arnold's face kinda contorts before he spits out the inevitable 0 or 1. Arnold was meant to be a brick to smash things, and those are his best roles. This should have had a different lead cast. And John Leguizamo was wasted here. Literally as well :) It wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen - better than just about any Scott Adkins flick, but still a very poor outing for Arnold. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Nov 23 Success in 01 hour, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Violence and Some Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 2002-2025 Warner Brothers Discovery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more D.A. P @Archives1987 Oct 14 This movie is truly what it is titled according to being a Hollywood movie. I saw this movie at the time of its release and it is clearly not my favorite. The plot and character development could have been a lot better than what is shown in this movie. For the time and era that this movie came out- you can tell that Arnold Schwarzenegger was pretty much wrapping up his career at the time before becoming the Governor of California. I can't really recommend this movie because of the fact that there was a lot about it that would be too much to mention in this review that would not make it worth seeing. 1.5 out of 5 stars- this movie truly is what its title is. See more Phil M @RT29820826 Aug 21 Absolute gobshite. Here's the end so you don't have to suffer through it. Arnies wife and kid are killed by terrorists, Arnie befriends the terrorists deaf child, kills the terrorists and then in the closing scene gets a big hug from that same child. I want my 1hr 48 minutes back See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A family man (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing. Frustrated with the official investigation and haunted by the thought that the man responsible for murdering his family might never be brought to justice, he takes matters into his own hands and tracks his quarry ultimately to Colombia.
Director
Andrew Davis
Producer
Steven Reuther, David Foster
Screenwriter
Ronald Roose, David Griffiths, David Griffiths, Peter Griffiths, Peter Griffiths
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Bel Air Entertainment
Rating
R (Violence|Some Language)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 8, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 15, 2008
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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