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Death Wish

Death Wish

Action · Crime · Thriller · 2018

A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.

Movie details

Death Wish

“They came for his family. Now he's coming for them.”

2018 Action · Crime · Thriller 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.3 / 10

81.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

18 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

31 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Death Wish?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Eli Roth

Written by

Joe Carnahan · Wendell Mayes

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Paul Kersey

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Frank Kersey

Dean Norris

Dean Norris

Detective Rains

Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

Lucy Kersey

Camila Morrone

Camila Morrone

Jordan Kersey

Beau Knapp

Beau Knapp

Knox

Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise

Detective Jackson

Court is in session

Put Death Wish on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.