Death Wish
1974 · Movie · R · 93 min · ★ 6.9 · 57% critics
After a brutal attack shatters his family life, a mild-mannered New York City architect abandons his pacifist beliefs and starts roaming the streets at night, looking for criminals to stop. As his actions draw attention and stir public debate, the line between protection and vengeance grows increasingly tense.
Based on Death Wish
Also known as Death Wish I
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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-07-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (953 votes)
- Box office
- $22,000,000
- Budget
- $3,700,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, gritty vigilante story that builds slowly and leans into moral debate, in the vein of Walking Tall or Death Sentence; Not for you if sexual violence and harsh subject matter are deal-breakers.
Pros: gritty urban tension; strong lead presence; cathartic premise | Cons: disturbing assault content; slow pacing; brief action bursts
Themes
- new york city
- taxi
- police
- fight
- gangster
- anti hero
- architect
- revenge
- vigilante
- hospital
- one man army
- one against many
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Charles Bronson
as Paul Kersey
Hope Lange
as Joanna Kersey
Vincent Gardenia
as Frank Ochoa
Steven Keats
as Jack Toby
William Redfield
as Sam Kreutzer
Stuart Margolin
as Aimes Jainchill
Stephen Elliott
as Police Commissioner
Kathleen Tolan
as Carol Toby
Jack Wallace
as Hank
Fred J. Scollay
as District Attorney
Directed by Michael Winner