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The Fourth Angel

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Putting work first, editor Jack Elgin (Jeremy Irons) reroutes his family's vacation to cover a story in India. However, his selfish decision comes back to haunt him when terrorists hijack their flight. Though their demands are met, the terrorists fire on the passengers, killing Elgin's wife and daughter. Elgin manages to survive and save his son, but after the attack he dedicates his life to justice and revenge. Meanwhile, an FBI agent (Forest Whitaker) also looks to bring down the terrorists.
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Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 08/03/2003
3/5
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Bella C @Hereme Feb 28 Jeremy Irons is such a great actor, the director was the problem, loose ends in the whole movie. Sad because Irons is wonderful, but the move wasn’t good. See more Andy B @RT26740175 Oct 23 Watching Jeremy Irons run around as averaging action hero wasn't very convincing. I expected more from a top notch actor See more Jelisije J @jjosifovic Jun 22 A man seeks revenge on a group of terrorist who killed his family in a rushed, predictable, low budget revenge action movie that wastes such great actors with such a mediocre plot. See more David M @RT83752841 05/11/2025 I always enjoy Jeremy Irons and I agree with those reviews that praise his performance and Forrest Whitaker's acting with a limited role. That said, the extremely hackneyed and lazy "twist" ending ruined this film for me after a good first half. Good acting can't overcome plot holes that strain credulity. See more Terry S @RT84781810 12/21/2022 Superbly acted with top-notch performances from all the charac See more 04/11/2015 not a classic,but not a snoozer either-easily watchable cause you truly care if those hi-jackers get theirs.seen lot worse. See more Read all reviews
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John Irvin

Director

Jeremy Irons

Jack Elgin

Forest Whitaker

Agent Jules Bernard

Charlotte Rampling

Kate Stockton

Jason Priestley

Davidson

Ian McNeice

Lewison
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Synopsis Putting work first, editor Jack Elgin (Jeremy Irons) reroutes his family's vacation to cover a story in India. However, his selfish decision comes back to haunt him when terrorists hijack their flight. Though their demands are met, the terrorists fire on the passengers, killing Elgin's wife and daughter. Elgin manages to survive and save his son, but after the attack he dedicates his life to justice and revenge. Meanwhile, an FBI agent (Forest Whitaker) also looks to bring down the terrorists.
Director
John Irvin
Producer
Allan Scott
Screenwriter
Allan Scott
Distributor
Cinévia Films, Manga Films S.L., Artisan Entertainment, MC-One (Media Cooperation One) GmbH [de], Argentina Video Home, New Legend Media, Global Cinema Group, Eagle Pictures S.p.a. [it]
Production Co
Norstar Entertainment Inc., Sky Pictures, New Legend Media, Rafford Films
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Some Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 25, 2002, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 19, 2003
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)