Dr. Paul Kersey is an experienced trauma surgeon, a man who has spent his life saving lives. After an attack on his family, Paul embarks on his own mission for justice.
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Director:
Christian Gudegast
Stars:
Gerard Butler,
Pablo Schreiber,
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks in which he randomly goes out and kills would-be muggers on the mean streets after dark.
Director:
Michael Winner
Stars:
Charles Bronson,
Hope Lange,
Vincent Gardenia
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father disappeared.
Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat.
A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery when the shady brother of one of them is seemingly kidnapped by dangerous gangsters.
Directors:
John Francis Daley,
Jonathan Goldstein
Stars:
Jason Bateman,
Rachel McAdams,
Kyle Chandler
Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to 'Sparrow School,' a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.
Director:
Francis Lawrence
Stars:
Jennifer Lawrence,
Joel Edgerton,
Matthias Schoenaerts
12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
Director:
Nicolai Fuglsig
Stars:
Chris Hemsworth,
Michael Shannon,
Michael Peña
GRINGO, a dark comedy mixed with white-knuckle action and dramatic intrigue, explores the battle of survival for businessman Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) when he finds himself crossing the line from law-abiding citizen to wanted criminal.
Director:
Nash Edgerton
Stars:
Joel Edgerton,
Charlize Theron,
David Oyelowo
Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.
Director:
José Padilha
Stars:
Batsheva Dance Company,
Zina Zinchenko,
Ben Schnetzer
Dr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) is a surgeon who only sees the aftermath of his city's violence as it's rushed into his ER -until his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and college-age daughter (Camila Morrone) are viciously attacked in their suburban home. With the police overloaded with crimes, Paul, burning for revenge, hunts for his family's assailants to deliver justice. As the anonymous slayings of criminals grabs the media's attention, the city wonders if this deadly avenger is a guardian angel...or a grim reaper. Fury and fate collide in the intense action-thriller Death Wish.Written by
MGM
In the original Death Wish (1974), Charles Bronson's Paul Kersey character's profession was an Architect. In this remake, Bruce Willis' Paul Kersey character's profession is now a surgeon. See more »
Goofs
Paul moves the three cans of brake fluid from the floor next to Joe's head and places them on his body. They briefly reappear next to his head again before disappearing. See more »
Quotes
Joe:
You're not gonna kill me.
Paul Kersey:
No, Jack is.
[Paul yanks the chain pulling the jack out from under the car, falling on Joe's head]
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Crazy Credits
When the title is shown on screen, it is faded away by the image of "flatlining" on a medical monitor. This effect is used in the closing credits as well. See more »
If you ever saw the original Death Wish starring Charles Bronson as the revenge seeking Paul Kersey, you will know exactly what I mean when I describe this as a lazy remake.
Bronsons performance exuded pain, anger, simmering vengeance at every turn as he calmly and ruthlessly planned his revenge on the gang who murdered his wife and raped his daughter. The Bruce Willis Paul Kersey however, reacts with as much passion as someone who had mislaid their car keys. He's upset rather than distraught.
And that is the main problem throughout this film, the overwhelming feeling of lethargy and indifference towards the plot. Even the cop in charge of the investigation played by Dean Norris is the most laid back uninterested cop ever. When he and his female sidekick eventually realise Willis may be the vigilante, they just can't be persuing it with any vigour.
The eureka moment when Willis witnesses his father in law chasing intruders off his land with a few rounds from a shotgun is totally random and bizarre. Seriously, is this how he gets the idea for vengance? Willis in my opinion is badly miscast in the role, bringing the laidback carefree attitude of John McLean from his die hard movies when a more intense driven and troubled character is required.
This film is lazy on every level, acting ,direction and screenplay simply going through the motions from beginning to end. It's a real pity because there is some good action in it, just enough to relatively entertain you and hold your interest. Sadly it could have and should have been so much better than it was. Ultimately you leave this film feeling short changed, it simply didn't deliver all that it promised. If you want to watch Death Wish I recommend the original.
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If you ever saw the original Death Wish starring Charles Bronson as the revenge seeking Paul Kersey, you will know exactly what I mean when I describe this as a lazy remake. Bronsons performance exuded pain, anger, simmering vengeance at every turn as he calmly and ruthlessly planned his revenge on the gang who murdered his wife and raped his daughter. The Bruce Willis Paul Kersey however, reacts with as much passion as someone who had mislaid their car keys. He's upset rather than distraught. And that is the main problem throughout this film, the overwhelming feeling of lethargy and indifference towards the plot. Even the cop in charge of the investigation played by Dean Norris is the most laid back uninterested cop ever. When he and his female sidekick eventually realise Willis may be the vigilante, they just can't be persuing it with any vigour. The eureka moment when Willis witnesses his father in law chasing intruders off his land with a few rounds from a shotgun is totally random and bizarre. Seriously, is this how he gets the idea for vengance? Willis in my opinion is badly miscast in the role, bringing the laidback carefree attitude of John McLean from his die hard movies when a more intense driven and troubled character is required. This film is lazy on every level, acting ,direction and screenplay simply going through the motions from beginning to end. It's a real pity because there is some good action in it, just enough to relatively entertain you and hold your interest. Sadly it could have and should have been so much better than it was. Ultimately you leave this film feeling short changed, it simply didn't deliver all that it promised. If you want to watch Death Wish I recommend the original.