The Fourth Angel

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The Fourth Angel

R

Released Jan 25, 2002

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2/4

Apr 26, 2003

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

perplexing

Rated: 3/5

Aug 3, 2003

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Jelisije J

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/22/25

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David M

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.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Terry S

Superbly acted with top-notch performances from all the charac

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/21/22

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Audience Member

not a classic,but not a snoozer either-easily watchable cause you truly care if those hi-jackers get theirs.seen lot worse.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Revenge-driven story with some interesting twists -- Irons and Whitaker definitely make this worth watching.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

It has a promising thriller premise, but suffers greatly from bad execution, b-movie direction and substandard support acting.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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John Irvin

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Jack Elgin

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Charlotte Rampling

Kate Stockton

Jason Priestley

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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)

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