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Death Wish is a 2018 American vigilante action thriller film directed by Eli Roth. The screenplay was written by Joe Carnahan, Scott Alexander, and Michael Ferris, based on the work of the same name. The cast includes Bruce Willis, Elisabeth Shue, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Dean Norris. Produced by Roger Birnbaum and Cave 76 Productions, the film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Annapurna Pictures.
The narrative is set in Chicago and follows a mild-mannered father who becomes a killing machine after his family is torn apart by violence. The film has a runtime of 107 minutes and was released on March 1, 2018, with additional distribution dates in March and April 2018 via video on demand. It was filmed in English.
The production had a budget of 30,000,000 and generated revenue of 34,017,028. Critical reception included a review score of 17%, a 4.1/10 rating, and a 31/100 score. Audience metrics show an IMDb rating of 6.3 and a TMDb vote average of 6.233.
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6.2A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
Cast
- Bruce Willis as Paul Kersey
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Frank Kersey
- Dean Norris as Detective Rains
- Elisabeth Shue as Lucy Kersey
- Camila Morrone as Jordan Kersey
- Beau Knapp as Knox
Themes
- robbery
- based on novel or book
- police
- gun
- kidnapping
- detective
- remake
- vigilante
- shootout
- dark hero
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Eli Roth
- Composer
- Ludwig Göransson
- Producer
- Roger Birnbaum
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Rogier Stoffers
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 168446
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- deathwish.movie
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- publication date
- 2018-03-08
- title
- Death Wish
- distributed by
- Annapurna Pictures
- film editor
- Mark Goldblatt
- social media followers
- 2026
- review score
- 31/100
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