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Vengeance

  • 2022
  • R
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
27K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
880
225
Ashton Kutcher, J. Smith-Cameron, Louanne Stephens, B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Isabella Amara, Issa Rae, Dove Cameron, and Eli Bickel in Vengeance (2022)
A radio host from New York City attempts to solve the murder of his girlfriend and travels down south to investigate the circumstances of her death and discover what happened to her.
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A writer from New York City attempts to solve the murder of a girl he hooked up with and travels down south to investigate the circumstances of her death and discover what happened to her.A writer from New York City attempts to solve the murder of a girl he hooked up with and travels down south to investigate the circumstances of her death and discover what happened to her.A writer from New York City attempts to solve the murder of a girl he hooked up with and travels down south to investigate the circumstances of her death and discover what happened to her.

  • Director
    • B.J. Novak
  • Writer
    • B.J. Novak
  • Stars
    • B.J. Novak
    • Boyd Holbrook
    • Lio Tipton
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    880
    225
    • Director
      • B.J. Novak
    • Writer
      • B.J. Novak
    • Stars
      • B.J. Novak
      • Boyd Holbrook
      • Lio Tipton
    • 274User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    B.J. Novak
    B.J. Novak
    • Ben Manalowitz
    Boyd Holbrook
    Boyd Holbrook
    • Ty Shaw
    Lio Tipton
    Lio Tipton
    • Abilene Shaw
    Ashton Kutcher
    Ashton Kutcher
    • Quentin Sellers
    Isabella Amara
    Isabella Amara
    • Paris Shaw
    Dove Cameron
    Dove Cameron
    • Kansas City Shaw
    J. Smith-Cameron
    J. Smith-Cameron
    • Sharon Shaw
    Eli Bickel
    Eli Bickel
    • El Stupido Shaw
    • (as Eli Abrams Bickel)
    Issa Rae
    Issa Rae
    • Eloise
    Louanne Stephens
    Louanne Stephens
    • Granny Carole Shaw
    John Mayer
    John Mayer
    • John Mayer
    Clint Obenchain
    Clint Obenchain
    • Crawl
    Zach Villa
    Zach Villa
    • Sancholo
    Tony Sedillo
    Tony Sedillo
    • Sancholo's Associate
    Rio Alexander
    Rio Alexander
    • Sheriff Jimenez
    Sarah Minnich
    Sarah Minnich
    • Brunette RandomHouse Party
    Ben Whitehair
    Ben Whitehair
    • Officer Dan
    Grayson Berry
    Grayson Berry
    • Officer Mike
    • Director
      • B.J. Novak
    • Writer
      • B.J. Novak
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The scene where Kansas City shows Ben her cracked phone screen and says that she keeps it like that because it reminds her of how she feels, mirrors a similar scene in The Apartment (1960) where Shirley MacLaine's character has a cracked mirror in her apartment and explains to Jack Lemmon's character that she does not fix it because it reminds her of how she feels.
    • Quotes

      Sharon Shaw: It's all regrets. You run as fast as you can from the last regret and of course you are just running straight into the next one. That's life. It's all regrets. That's what they should say. No other way to be alive. It's all regrets. Make 'em count.

    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: I Love My Dad, Watcher and Vengeance (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Red Solo Cup
      Written by Brett Beavers, Jimmy Beavers (as Jim Beavers), Brad Warren, Brett Warren

      Performed by Toby Keith

      Courtesy of Show Dog Nashville

    User reviews274

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    8/10
    A smug Eastern snob learns a lot about himself
    It's a current-day mystery with ironic and humorous edges set in rural West Texas. It follows an elitist writer/podcaster from the New Yorker magazine who looks into the overdose death of a woman he hooked up with a few times.

    Ben Manalowitz (B. J. Novak) is A New Yorker writer and aspiring podcaster who lives the life of hooking up at bars multiple times a week and engages in empty intellectual banter with friends. One night he gets a distraught call from Ty Shaw (Boyd Holbrook) from West Texas, saying that his girlfriend, Abilene (Lio Tipton), has died. Ben remembers hooking up with her a few times and finally agrees to come to her funeral since the family believes it was a close relationship.

    The film follows his interaction with the family when he learns they all believe that Abilene's overdose death was not accidental. Ben stays with the family, feeling the family seeks a kind of vengeance by believing in a murder myth. We meet the Shaw family, which includes Ty's two remaining sisters, a younger brother, Mother Sharon (J. Smith-Cameron), and Granny (Louanne Stephens). Initially, he writes them off as rural rubes but comes to understand things are more complex than he first imagined. He also meets a music producer, Quinten Sellers (Ashton Kutcher), who spouts theories on life's meaning that intrigue Ben.

    Ben interviews the drug dealer, the family suspects, and the four law enforcement agencies that had jurisdiction in where Abilene's body was found. A couple of abrupt plot twists at the movie's end influence the podcast, Ben's self-understanding, and shift the film's concept of vengeance.

    I was very taken by the film. The characters that initially seem one-dimensional become more complex as the story unfolds. I didn't see the ending coming. B. J. Novak was excellent as the smug Eastern snob who learns a lot about himself. I thought there were some false notes with Ashton Kutcher's character, but overall I thought the storyline worked.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 29, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • The Hollywood Reporter
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Manh Mối Báo Thù
    • Filming locations
      • Albuquerque New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Blumhouse Productions
      • Divide/Conquer
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,330,720
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,755,325
      • Jul 31, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,370,536
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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