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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

The 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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Genuinely just a bad movie. The dialogue is cringeworthy and the acting is comically over the top and amateurish. The story itself feels like the writer gave up halfway through and then said "what if mental illness?" and the ending just leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Your time would be better spent looking for something else to watch then to sit through this.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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r96 s

That poster makes it look way more crazy that it actually is, I gotta say. 'A Score to Settle' isn't one I'd personally recommend. It does attempt to portray some interesting things with the lead character, though all in all it is quite meekly done and doesn't quite come out right; in my opinion, of course. Nicolas Cage is at least a good screen presence, naturally. He is the only plus point I have for this film. The rest of the cast aren't the best, they are all rather disappointing in fact - no-one behind Cage sticks in my memory. The biggest negative I have for this movie, though, is the lack of entertainment. For an "action thriller" built on a revenge storyline, barely anything happens until the very end - and even then, it's quite underwhelming. There are far better productions from this genre and from this lead actor out there, no doubt about it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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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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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: Spartiate Films, Goldrush Entertainment, Ingenious Media, 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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