Ruthless

R

2023

1h 32m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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38%

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8 Reviews

38%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Harry (Dermot Mulroney) is a high school wrestling coach recovering from the loss of his daughter who was murdered in a brutal attack. When one of his students disappears under conditions eerily similar to his daughter's, Harry takes matters into his own hands to hunt down the men responsible for her kidnapping and will stop at nothing to rescue her from their human trafficking operation.

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

There's plenty of well-choreographed violence and decent performances all round, but little else to set this apart from other films in the genre.

Jul 9, 2024

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Nicholas Bell

Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)

V stands for 'vigilante' and also 'vacuous' in this woefully inept sex trafficking child abuse drama which is ultimately so foolish it becomes uncomfortable to behold.

Rated: .5/5

Mar 12, 2024

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Peter Gray

The AU Review

A predictable revenge thriller that wildly suffers from an incoherent script and subtle-free acting, violently barrelling its way towards an absurd final act that’s practically comical in its execution.

Rated: 1.5/5

Dec 21, 2023

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

At least the title accurately describes the protagonist in this otherwise predictable vigilante thriller.

Dec 15, 2023

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Gary M. Kramer

MovieJawn

Mulroney is the key reason to see Ruthless because he plays Harry with grit and a scrappy determination that belies his characters’ polite demeanor.... Ruthless is enjoyable for folks who want a low-rent version of Nobody.

Dec 15, 2023

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Joseph Robinson

Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)

Vigilante action film or family comedy? I don't know, but Ruthless shines as an example of horrible writing and acting.

Rated: 0.5/5

Dec 15, 2023

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A R

A poor man’s version of Taken, as we have seen done a number of different ways, but it isn’t bad. Some of the action is good, the acting from Dermot M is solid/good. He does carry the film at times. Some of the dialogue is a bit second rate, indicating it would have done with better editing, but overall this a fair Sunday afternoon movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/17/24

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Audience Member

Wow the writing must have been done by a 12 year old. So bad couldn’t finish watching it

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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Josh B

Was this script written with AI? It’s gibberish.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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Audience Member

Where to start…. Terrible acting…. Terrible one liners…. Terrible script… save your self an hour and half of your life. Best part was the end credits. What is the accent of Tom the Moms Boyfriend ?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/24

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Evan D

Well this was a pretty terrible movie. Couldn't tell if the script was written by an AI or just poorly transcribed from the mind of a 10 year old with no Idea how the American justice system works or how child protective services works. The conversations were truly nonsensical. The fight scenes were lazy, with the "bad guys" obviously being played by sacks of straw getting "man handled" by an elderly Dermot Mulroney. This will make a good riff trax.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/28/24

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Timothy E

I really enjoyed this movie 🍿. I mean the fact that. Someone cared about a child being abused.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/09/24

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Synopsis

Harry (Dermot Mulroney) is a high school wrestling coach recovering from the loss of his daughter who was murdered in a brutal attack. When one of his students disappears under conditions eerily similar to his daughter's, Harry takes matters into his own hands to hunt down the men responsible for her kidnapping and will stop at nothing to rescue her from their human trafficking operation.

Director: Art Camacho
Producer: Elias Axume, Art Camacho, Al Bravo, HemDee Kiwanuka
Screenwriter: Art Camacho, James Dean Simington, Javier Reyna, Koji Steven Sakai
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: AXI-ON, Revisilagi Vfx Studio, Al Bravo Films, BondIt Media Capital, Premiere Entertainment Group
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2023
Runtime: 1h 32m

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