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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Aaron B

Collateral Damage doesn't deserve the abysmal review scores it has. I mean... sub 50% makes sense. But not this bad. It's a decent thriller, despite a few weaknesses... like Schwarzenegger's acting and enunciation, a few weak supporting actors, and some less than stellar effects shots. But these are all weaknesses people are willing to overlook in other Schwarzenegger films, so I'm left trying to guess why the hate? Maybe people weren't in the mood for terrorists blowing up buildings 5 months after 911? Or maybe others didn't like the fact that the terrorists were Columbians (who have never carried out an attack on U.S. soil) instead of Islamists? Maybe people wanted 1980s Arnold, while he was now in his 50's and trying to figure out what kind of movies he could still pull off... something a little less superhuman... a thriller that could have worked with any number of actors. Andy Davis never captured the magic of The Fugitive before or since, but he's a decent director. So I'm unapologetically going with 2.5 stars.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/15/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Joshua H.

Very boring ..didn’t care for it at all

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/21/25

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Shane O

Starts strong and you think you will be on an action packed ride. But the story starts to meander. By the time the plot twist happens you have lost interest because the character development is lousy . Only reason to watch it is arnie but it a very weak performance from him . No arnie magic

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/08/25

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Everardo C

Aunque la película tiene una temática que puede resultar sensible, los escenarios y la trama hacen de esta una película de acción a la que vale la pena darle la oportunidad

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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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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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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