The Retaliators

Released Sep 14, 2022

1 hr. 37 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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43 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Verified Ratings

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In THE RETALIATORS, an upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter's brutal murder. A high-octane original soundtrack and cameos from some of the biggest names in rock music set the tone as this horror-thriller reveals a game of revenge played using a new set of rules. Michael Lombardi (Rescue Me), Marc Menchaca (Ozark), and Joseph Gatt (Game of Thrones) star. Five Finger Death Punch, Tommy Lee, Papa Roach, The Hu, Ice Nine Kills, Cory Marks, Escape The Fate, All Good Things, and more appear on screen and on THE RETALIATORS Original Soundtrack, releasing with the movie in September via Better Noise Music.

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Critics Consensus

It may not offer much they haven't seen before, but strong-stomached exploitation enthusiasts will savor The Retaliators.

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Sam F

An amazing movie! A gory crowd-pleasing thrill ride! Exploitation with a heart! Total throwback feel to 70’s and 80’s grimy thrillers snd horror! Evil Dead meets Tarantino

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/22

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Christi

It was much better than I thought it was going to be. The music was spectacular, acting and directing was good. It had some of my favorite musicians in it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/22

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Catherine

absolutely fantastic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/22

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G M

Awesome! Everything You Want In A Horror Flick!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/22

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David

I hate movies whose main goal is just to be as mindlessly depraved as possible.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/28/22

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Tif

It was great, definitely a fun movie and I loved the cameos from my favorite bands. Only thing is that they had this entire pointless subplot with the gangs to include them and it was a bit obvious.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/19/22

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Bridget Smith

Director

Samuel Gonzalez Jr.

Director

Michael Lombardi

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Marc Menchaca

Jed

Joseph Gatt

Ram Kady

Katie Kelly

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Gory and ridiculous, this genre hopper manages, sort of, to succeed as both a revenge thriller and a sicko horror movie.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 26, 2022

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Mark Keizer

AV Club

An ungainly horror mashup that works in pieces, most notably during its climatic free-for-all, but not as a whole.

Rated: C-

Sep 13, 2022

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

This is a resolutely sexist film, where all women are basically either passive victims or strippers in a club where Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe spins the discs and slaps them on the bottom for fun.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 13, 2022

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Peter Gray

The AU Review

A bloody revenge flick that doesn’t quite land on even footing, but proves for fine genre escapism for those that have the stomach and appreciation.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 25, 2023

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DarkSkyLady

DarkSkyLady Reviews

The Retaliators is another holiday action horror film to rest beside Die Hard and Krampus in your collection.

Nov 22, 2022

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Alan French

Sunshine State Cineplex

The dark tale of revenge and finding our line in the sand makes for an entertaining but imperfect film.

Rated: 5/10

Nov 17, 2022

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Synopsis

In THE RETALIATORS, an upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter's brutal murder. A high-octane original soundtrack and cameos from some of the biggest names in rock music set the tone as this horror-thriller reveals a game of revenge played using a new set of rules. Michael Lombardi (Rescue Me), Marc Menchaca (Ozark), and Joseph Gatt (Game of Thrones) star. Five Finger Death Punch, Tommy Lee, Papa Roach, The Hu, Ice Nine Kills, Cory Marks, Escape The Fate, All Good Things, and more appear on screen and on THE RETALIATORS Original Soundtrack, releasing with the movie in September via Better Noise Music.

Director: Bridget Smith, Samuel Gonzalez Jr.
Screenwriter: Darren Geare, Jeff Allen Geare, Jeff Allen Geare
Distributor: CineLife Entertainment
Production Co: Better Noise Films
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 14, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 21, 2022

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