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The Retaliators

Play trailer 2:27 Poster for The Retaliators Released Sep 14, 2022 1h 37m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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It may not offer much they haven't seen before, but strong-stomached exploitation enthusiasts will savor The Retaliators.

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana The Geek Show (UK) With a lack of any real solid main character energy or perspective, it becomes muddled as to which player the audiences are meant to follow and align themselves with. Jul 9, 2024 Full Review 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 Full Review DarkSkyLady DarkSkyLady Reviews The Retaliators is another holiday action horror film to rest beside Die Hard and Krampus in your collection. Nov 22, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Catherine absolutely fantastic Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/06/22 Full Review G M Awesome! Everything You Want In A Horror Flick! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/06/22 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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.
Producer
Allen Kovac, Michael Lombardi, Mike Walsh
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
Runtime
1h 37m
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