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Avengement

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While on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold-blooded killer.
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Avengement compensates for a lack of narrative originality with thrilling sequences of violent, bone-crunching action, elevated by Scott Adkins' brutally intense performance.

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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times May 24, 2019
"Avengement" is Adkins-Johnson's best film yet: a clever reinvention of their formula, which puts all the usual bone-crunching into a more mythic context. Go to Full Review
Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly May 24, 2019
B
If you like watching an endless string of prison brawls and pub fights connected by the thinnest of narrative threads, then you'll be in heaven. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter May 24, 2019
Portraying his most complex character to date, Adkins delivers a ferocious turn that proves visceral in its emotional as well as physical intensity. Go to Full Review
Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See Jun 30, 2020
A
This is a gritty, mean, down and dirty crime story about gritty, mean, down and dirty criminals. It's also Johnson and Adkins' most ambitious film to date, as well as maybe their best. Go to Full Review
Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Apr 4, 2020
3.5/5
As usual, Adkins' fighting is great and his acting is, besides the aforementioned hindrances, above decent. This may not be his best work, but it's good nonetheless. Go to Full Review
Luke Whiston TheShiznit.co.uk Jan 8, 2020
While Avengement isn't exactly a classic in any regard, it's a step in the right direction for a new breed of British thumpfests that - if Adkins can wield his sensibilities correctly - may just begin to rival their Eastern origins. Go to Full Review
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David H @rivrocks 1 day ago Take out the fight scenes and you have maybe 10 minutes of actual story. I enjoy a good fight, but this was too much. And the grand-finale fight was just silly. The direcor did a good job considering what he had to work with. See more Dean F @DFtheTruth Jul 25, 2026 One of the best revenge action movies ever with action scenes that will forever be in your memory. The protagonist is amazing and almost makes the rest of the cast look bad which works in this movie. See more Jordan P @Jordanflickmaster May 17, 2026 This is one of the best revenge films ever. Betrayal, false accusations, loss of basic human rights, turning from an innocent man into an unrecognizable anti-hero monster just to survive, pushed deeper into a bottomless dark pit and fighting to crawl out, tragedy, and deep satisfying vengeance. Killer film. See more Nate S @RT66425271 May 8, 2026 amazing brutal action definitely top 5 scott adkins movies See more Pongo K @RT48921889 Jan 19, 2026 Not an Oscar, but worth your time. C it! See more Martin K @Martin885 Sep 27, 2025 Super Film! Erinnert an alte Belmondo oder Bronson Streifen. Coole Filmmusik! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis While on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold-blooded killer.
Director
Jesse V. Johnson
Producer
Ehud Bleiberg, Joe Karimi-Nik
Screenwriter
Jesse V. Johnson, Stu Small
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co
Compound B
Genre
Action
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 24, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 24, 2019
Runtime
1h 27m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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