A Vigilante

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A Vigilante

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Released Mar 29, 2019

1h 31m

Drama

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A vigilante helps victims escape their domestic abusers.

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Critics Consensus

Led by Olivia Wilde's fearless performance and elevated by timely themes, A Vigilante is an uncompromising thriller that hits as hard as its protagonist.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

The film doesn't work without this character's pain, and Wilde absolutely sells it, a spectacular performance.

May 31, 2019

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

[A] patient, nuanced film-making that showcases, in Wilde, a muscular and increasingly versatile screen talent.

Rated: 4/5

May 31, 2019

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

It's a tough, tense movie with a couple of bone-snappingly violent moments, but critically it dials down the exploitation.

Rated: 3/5

May 29, 2019

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Hagan Osborne

FILMINK (Australia)

...powerful rumination on domestic violence...

Rated: 17/20

Apr 1, 2021

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

A powerful debut feature with a commanding performance from Olivia Wilde that will hopefully see them both lean more into genre films in future projects.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 5, 2021

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Tom Meek

Cambridge Day

Wilde is fine, but the film never scores its punches as it keeps packing more and more on...

Rated: 2/4

Jan 19, 2021

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Robert B

One of the most ridiculous, disappointing grand finale scenes of any movie I have seen.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

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Kenny K

Frustratingly slow paced. Not much vigilantism for a so called vigilante movie. Take out the close-ups of Olivia Wilde emoting and there's like 30 minutes of movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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Douglas B

It's hard to understand why Olivia Wilde and/or the film didn't get any nominations (that I'm aware of). Female vengeance is a whole genre, of course; women assassins, hit-women, spies etc. But forget the Hollywood-ization with this one. It's raw and immediate. No CGI, just raw emotion and dramatic delivery shot in the Dogma style. It feels often much more like a documentary, it's so real. MEN: watch this one and you just..might..get..an..inkling into a woman's perspective on domestic violence. The support group sessions will rip you apart. Damned good movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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vixen B

As a survivor of domestic violence, I am always interested to see how this topic is handled in the media, and found this film tremendously honest, fresh, and emotionally gratifying. Olivia Wilde's performance was relatable, visceral, and intense, and her facial expressions and body language alone conveyed emotions where words alone would be insufficient. The repetition of the phrase, "The trucks just keep coming" ( pp ) however, was an evocative description of the relentless nature of continued abuse. Sadie's biggest triumph in the end, in my eyes, was not just overcoming her feelings of helplessness, but confronting her abuser with the truth of his actions, unrelenting to his manipulating tactics. Using her new-found inner strength to continue to help other DV victims demonstrated that she was on her own path to healing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/25

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Angelo D

Good acting, but the movie is super slow and overly dramatic. I don’t recommend it. Surprised that it’s certified fresh by the critics

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Richard M

Too disjointed to follow it keeps you guessing where in time are we? And then guessing if you've reached for the remote in time

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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Synopsis

A vigilante helps victims escape their domestic abusers.

Director: Sarah Daggar-Nickson
Producer: Allison Rose Carter, Ambyr Childers, Andrew Corkin, Randall Emmett
Screenwriter: Sarah Daggar-Nickson
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, Film Science, Uncorked Productions, Pulse Films
Rating: R (Violence and Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 29, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2019
Runtime: 1h 31m

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