A Score to Settle

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A Score to Settle

Released Aug 2, 2019

1h 44m

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Mystery & Thriller

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Diagnosed with a fatal condition, a mob enforcer leaves prison after 19 years and plots a bloody course of revenge against his old gang.

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Justin Lowe

Hollywood Reporter

Eminently forgettable.

Aug 2, 2019

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

A Score to Settle falls more on the not-good column of the Cage ledger.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 2, 2019

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

Director Shawn Ku manages to capture a few moments that will make the latest Nic Cage supercut of the actor's bizarre on-screen moments. Otherwise this tale barely treads water, and all but sinks with its ridiculous third act twist.

Rated: D

Aug 1, 2019

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Uneven Nicolas Cage action movie; violence, drug use.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 8, 2019

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Michael A. Smith

MediaMikes

An entertaining and well-paced film, "A Score to Settle" is Nicolas Cage at his best - deeply intense with a little bit of crazy mixed in for good measure.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2019

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Pat Padua

Spectrum Culture

Suggests something that's just within reach, but isn't there yet.

Rated: 2.75/5

Aug 12, 2019

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Noneya B

Not the best film Cage has been in, not remotely. It's not really his fault, he played his role well. Movie just wasn't great.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/27/24

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Al R

This one isn't worth the watch. He's supposed to be a tough guy gangster out for revenge? What a joke!!!! The character is weak!!! If someone killed my child while I was doing time for them the first thing I do is kill their kid and then them. No bs talking. Just plain revenge! Don't waste your time

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/02/24

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Cork B

Cage has been in a LOT of movies. Some are bound to be bad. This is one of them. I could only take so much of him stumbling around pretending to be dying.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/10/23

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upside down shaggy

Is not best of vengeance story's and some parts in this film editing is not good

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/23

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T T

I am a big Nicolas Cage fan, but even he could not save this movie from itself. The movie is poorly written, plagued by bad acting, has a very tired/used-up concept and plot, and developed at a slow pace. The only positive thing in this movie was a major and clever plot twist in the second half. That twist changed the whole perspective on what was going on. I thought it was pretty smart. That's the only good thing I will remember from the movie. Also, to be fair, the movie became more interesting and the tempo picked up in the last 20 minutes. Overall though, it's a forgettable movie. But, if you're a big Nicolas Cage fan like myself, you might find this movie to be watchable. If you're not a big Nicolas Cage fan, I would skip this movie altogether because you'll be very disappointed. I can almost guarantee it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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joe s

Good Nicholas cage movie! Keeps your attention, Great directing music and camera angles

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Diagnosed with a fatal condition, a mob enforcer leaves prison after 19 years and plots a bloody course of revenge against his old gang.

Director: Shawn Ku
Producer: Kevin DeWalt, Eric Gozlan, Danielle Masters
Screenwriter: Shawn Ku, John Stuart Newman
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Ingenious Media, Goldrush Entertainment, Spartiate Films, Minds Eye Entertainment
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2019
Runtime: 1h 44m

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