Death Wish

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Death Wish

R

2018

1h 47m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Dr. Paul Kersey is a surgeon who often sees the consequences of the city's violence in the emergency room. When home intruders brutally attack his wife and young daughter, Kersey becomes obsessed with delivering vigilante justice to the perpetrators. As the anonymous slayings grab the media's attention, the public begins to wonder if the deadly avenger is a guardian angel -- or the Grim Reaper itself.

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Critics Consensus

Death Wish is little more than a rote retelling that lacks the grit and conviction of the original -- and also suffers from spectacularly bad timing.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Mar 9, 2020

The street violence is staged with such disgusting levity that any attempt at thematic complexity seems purely for show.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Apr 13, 2018

2/5

While Death Wish doubles as a commercial for the gun lobby, its alt-right posturing is undermined by its uneven, head-scratching tone.

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Andrew Lowry

Empire Magazine

Apr 9, 2018

2/5

This is a film too embarrassed to be what it is. And shorn of capes and costumes, vigilantism is pretty ugly.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Mar 14, 2022

1/4

The wildly miscalculated release of this film is only matched by its mindless aggression.

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Drew Dietsch

FANDOM

Dec 29, 2021

1/5

A morose and uneventful by-the-numbers remake that doesn't go nearly as far as it needs to.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Aug 10, 2021

2/4

The good news: Despite all the worries that this would be nothing more than an alt-right wet dream in which Bruce Willis guns down scores of blacks and Muslims, the film is actually restrained in such matters. The bad news: It still isn't very good.

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Ryan S

@ryansmith Oct 23, 2026

Vibe, action and charm that is missing from soulless movies was implanted in this movie.

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Sharon M

@RT68733029 Sep 12, 2026

I am a Bruce Willis fan so love all the movies he is in however this movie is great keeps you on the edge of your seat highly recommend it ! :)

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Christopher R

@RT50770451 Sep 4, 2026

Entertaining, and a good film for Bruce especially in light of his unfortunate health diagnosis. God Bless Bruce!

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slevin S

@RT34785715 Jul 27, 2026

These Rotten tomatoes p😺 couldn't say what a good movie is even if their lives depended on it. Awesome movie, not a single boring part and very satisfying. I can't even remember ONE movie where their rating was nearly accurate, it's a must watch of you disnt see it.. 10/10

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Daniel C

@RT74973898 Jan 15, 2026

another good example,on how not to care at all for these brain rotted critics.like most people already said here feels a bit rushed, bruce willis at this age was already giving half of what he once was but still a decent average movie, definitely not 17% like these idiots say.

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Stefano T

@Giant_Lizard Jan 9, 2026

A few good additions, like the fact that now the protagonist is a doctor instead of an architect, that made more sense with the entire story. But for the rest, nothing really special in my opinion. It's more gore (more violence), but less sexual than the original. Overall, I didn't feel the need for this remake, personally.

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Synopsis

Dr. Paul Kersey is a surgeon who often sees the consequences of the city's violence in the emergency room. When home intruders brutally attack his wife and young daughter, Kersey becomes obsessed with delivering vigilante justice to the perpetrators. As the anonymous slayings grab the media's attention, the public begins to wonder if the deadly avenger is a guardian angel -- or the Grim Reaper itself.

Director: Eli Roth
Producer: Roger Birnbaum
Screenwriter: Joe Carnahan
Distributor: Annapurna Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Cave 76
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 2, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.0M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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