Collateral Damage

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Collateral Damage

R

Released Feb 8, 2002

1h 49m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

Despite its timely subject matter, Collateral Damage is an unexceptional and formulaic action thriller.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Schwarzenegger in very violent vigilante film.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Empire Magazine

The plot is laughably bad, and the action not much better.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Time Out

The film's less knee-jerk than it could have been.

Feb 9, 2006

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Steve Crum

Crum on Showbiz

Just use brawn over brain in accepting the logical order of events in this film.

Rated: D

Jul 17, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

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.

Rated: 4/10

Sep 29, 2020

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Rob Nelson

City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

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.

Aug 21, 2009

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Joe D

This was a great movie. The protagonist's (Arnold Schwarzenegger) anguish and frustration is real and raw. When no one else can or will help, he does what is needed to be done while the law sits on its hands.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/25/23

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mike b

Great action flick of the time and holds up for what it's worth. Not a bunch of cheesey one liners or shakey or cut camera angles. Solid cast and an amazing soundtrack.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/04/23

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Audience Member

Although the story had the seeds to be something entertaining this Arnie film runs out of gas around the hour mark...in the end a below average action thriller

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Another good Arnold movie. Worth your time, suspenseful with a couple good twists. Arnold is always great.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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kevin c

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a firefighter who's family is killed in a bombing by Colombian terrorists. Outraged by the lack of progress by the government, he takes matters into his own hands and heads to Colombia for vengeance. Pretty much what you'd expect from a Schwarzenegger action movie, except in this one he's more human than superhuman as he tends to be in his action roles. A bit more serious Arnold in this one.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This is exactly the type of movie that you might catch while surfing on cable television and probably leave while you grab lunch and wash the dishes, it is a well done Arnold movie that gives just what you want sometimes, numb action fun. Not a great fan of the twist and last 20 min of the movie

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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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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