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.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.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.
- Director
- Writers
- Joe Carnahan(screenplay by)
- Brian Garfield(from the novel by)
- Wendell Mayes(based on the 1974 motion picture by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Joe Carnahan(screenplay by)
- Brian Garfield(from the novel by)
- Wendell Mayes(based on the 1974 motion picture by)
- Stars
- Awards
- 4 nominations
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- Director
- Writers
- Joe Carnahan(screenplay by)
- Brian Garfield(from the novel by)
- Wendell Mayes(based on the 1974 motion picture by)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
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. —MGM
- Taglines
- They came for his family. Now he's coming for them.
- Genres
- Certificate
- 15
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaDuring a torture scene, Bruce Willis comments saying its "the most pain a human can endure before going into cardiac arrest". This was discovered by scientists of Unit 731 (a covert biological and chemical warfare R&D unit of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II) who experimented with various ways to torture someone without killing them by actually torturing prisoners of war.
- GoofsKersey doesn't wear gloves and leaves fingerprints all over. The cops never dust for prints.
- Quotes
[from trailer]
Punk Leader: Who are you?
Paul Kersey: Your last customer.
[Paul shoots the punk leader]
- Crazy creditsWhen 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.
- Alternate versionsThe UK theatrical version was cut by 14 seconds to reduce a torture scene. This was done to earn a 15 certificate after the uncut version originally received an 18. The uncut version was later released on home media formats.
- ConnectionsFeatured in One Lone Cat: Death Wish 2018 Trailer Reaction (2017)
- SoundtracksDon't Worry Baby
Written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian
Performed by The Beach Boys
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Top review
Elizabeth still got it*
I was very impressed with this film. It had some pretty sexy honeys. The acting is above average for a block buster and the story very realistic, but one thing that impressed me was that Elizabeth Shue and daughter are so thin and sexy.
This is definitely a great watch with some great action and writing and I'm sure that most will not be disappointed.
*aka why is the rating so low?
This is definitely a great watch with some great action and writing and I'm sure that most will not be disappointed.
*aka why is the rating so low?
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Thần Chết
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,017,028
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,010,267
- Mar 4, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $49,562,710
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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