Death Wish

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Death Wish

R

2018

1h 47m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Dr. Paul Kersey is a surgeon who often sees the consequences of the city's violence in the emergency room. When home intruders brutally attack his wife and young daughter, Kersey becomes obsessed with delivering vigilante justice to the perpetrators. As the anonymous slayings grab the media's attention, the public begins to wonder if the deadly avenger is a guardian angel -- or the Grim Reaper itself.

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Critics Consensus

Death Wish is little more than a rote retelling that lacks the grit and conviction of the original -- and also suffers from spectacularly bad timing.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

The street violence is staged with such disgusting levity that any attempt at thematic complexity seems purely for show.

Mar 9, 2020

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

While Death Wish doubles as a commercial for the gun lobby, its alt-right posturing is undermined by its uneven, head-scratching tone.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 13, 2018

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Andrew Lowry

Empire Magazine

This is a film too embarrassed to be what it is. And shorn of capes and costumes, vigilantism is pretty ugly.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 9, 2018

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The wildly miscalculated release of this film is only matched by its mindless aggression.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 14, 2022

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Drew Dietsch

FANDOM

A morose and uneventful by-the-numbers remake that doesn't go nearly as far as it needs to.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 29, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The good news: Despite all the worries that this would be nothing more than an alt-right wet dream in which Bruce Willis guns down scores of blacks and Muslims, the film is actually restrained in such matters. The bad news: It still isn't very good.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 10, 2021

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John W

With Bruce Willis you can't go wrong. This is hard action as you can expect from the Hostel director. I also liked the story. I thought it was decent, but these scenes with the news discussing the acts of the protagonist were so silly. You don't need them to talk about it, that seemed so cheesy like Eli Roth thinks his audience is too stupid to realize it's controversial. But it's still his best film imo.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/22/25

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James G

Absolute classic, Eli Roth, goes full gore, with head splats and twisted limbs. And in my opinion one of Bruce's best movie since the early noughties... it is a bit corny, but perfect for an evenings entertainment, and all the looking away parts... head splats I counted at least 6

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/05/25

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Stephen C

Success in 01 hour, 46 minutes, and 40 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Strong Bloody Violence and Language Throughout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $34,000,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Bruce Willis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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nick s

From a directing and pacing perspective this was actually quite good. Even the storytelling wasn't too bad considering what they were tasked with emulating. The social commentary from the radio stations was a bit cheesy. Some other aspects, like the buddy cops, felt a little cliché.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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Ian R

I'm not a fan of remakes. However, having read reviews beforehand, it was much better than I expected. Willis, as usual, doesn't do much. Vincent D'Onofrio is also a bit superfluous. The plot was straight forward and Kersey was understandably motivated. The detectives held the movie together and this was an enjoyable watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos para fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é mais ou menos, 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

07/21/25

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Synopsis

Dr. Paul Kersey is a surgeon who often sees the consequences of the city's violence in the emergency room. When home intruders brutally attack his wife and young daughter, Kersey becomes obsessed with delivering vigilante justice to the perpetrators. As the anonymous slayings grab the media's attention, the public begins to wonder if the deadly avenger is a guardian angel -- or the Grim Reaper itself.

Director: Eli Roth
Producer: Roger Birnbaum
Screenwriter: Joe Carnahan
Distributor: Annapurna Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Cave 76
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 2, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.0M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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