Rage (2014)

When the daughter of a reformed criminal is kidnapped, he rounds up his old crew and seeks his own brand of justice.

Director:

Paco Cabezas

Writers:

Jim Agnew (as James Agnew), Sean Keller

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Rachel Nichols, Max Ryan

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage	...	Paul Maguire
Rachel Nichols	...	Vanessa Maguire
Max Ryan	...	Kane
Michael McGrady	...	Danny Doherty
Peter Stormare	...	Francis O'Connell
Pasha D. Lychnikoff	...	Chernov
Patrice Cols	...	Anton
Weston Cage Coppola	...	Young Paul (as Weston Cage)
Max Fowler	...	Mike
Aubrey Peeples	...	Caitlin Maguire
Jack Falahee	...	Evan
Danny Glover	...	Det. Peter St. John
Ron Goleman	...	Detective Hanson
Michael Papajohn	...	Vory
Amir Zandi	...	Young Doherty (as Amir Zandi-Karimi)

Storyline

The reformed criminal Paul Maguire is a businessman in the construction business and happily married with Vanessa Maguire. His sixteen year-old daughter Caitlin Maguire is his pride and joy. One night, Paul and Vanessa go to a dinner party and leave Caitlin with her friends Mike and Evan at home. During the night, his dinner is interrupted by Detective Peter St. John that tells that Caitlin had been kidnapped and her friends are wounded. Paul learns that three criminals had invaded his house and abducted his daughter. Paul meets his friends and former crew, Kane and Danny Doherty, and they unsuccessfully press the smalltime criminals expecting to have news from Caitlin. Soon she is found dead in a park and they see the result of the ballistics indicating that a Russian Tokarev pistol killed Caitlin. Now Paul is haunted by his past and believes that the Russians are seeking revenge. Paul, Kane and Danny start a war against the Russians but no mobster knows any connection of the Russian...

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Plot Keywords:

scene during end credits | revenge | paralysis | surprise during end credits | ambiguous ending | 

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Taglines:

The past never stays dead.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Hannibal Classics [United States] Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rage

Filming Locations:

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$21,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Patriot Pictures, Hannibal Classics, Saturn Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nicolas Cage is a huge fan of Neon Flesh (2010), Paco Cabezas' second movie and the one who caught the attention of Hollywood. According to Cabezas, Cage specially loved the performance of Macarena Gómez, and even tried to have her on Tokarev for a role, but Gómez's schedule didn't allow it.

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Goofs

at the minute 48:08, Paul is coming out of a car from the back door and the front seats of the car are empty where supposed to have the driver and another passenger.

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Quotes

Paul Maguire: I want to find her. I want to find who took her, and...
Danny Doherty: They're dead, Paulie. They just don't know it yet, right?

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Connections

Featured in The Mask You Live In (2015)

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Soundtracks

Be Ready
Written by Laurent Eyquem

User Reviews

Not that bad, but not the best

I saw some negative reviews here, then went and saw the movie anyhow and ended up liking it.

Sure fairly predictable at times, the usual clichés and stereotypes, etc., but I found it pretty enjoyable over all.

Also I'm a big Nick Cage fan. Now if you look at the movie as a whole and you didn't like it you can't blame him. He seemed to carry what was given for him in the role. No not great like last years "The Frozen Ground" movie, but I found it pretty enjoyable over all.

Also (with out giving any plot spoilers) it's unfair and pointless to compare this to some popular abduction movie, because if those people actually watched it they see they are not at all the same. Unfortunately there are just too many dimwitted, jaded, entitled, internet trolls, and too many sycophant followers with out the courage to make their own subjective opinion.

If you are Nick Cage fan, like action, revenge movies, etc., you might just like this movie like I did!