Movie

Fighting Back
1982 · 98 min
A grim, grounded urban vigilante drama that simmers with frustration and moral unease before erupting into blunt, ugly violence.
- Directed by
- Lewis Teague
- Genres
- Action, Thriller, Crime
- Starring
- Tom Skerritt, Patti LuPone, Michael Sarrazin
- Tagline
- Enough is enough!
- Overview
- An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.
- How it feels
- Dark, tense, earnest and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Justice, revenge, crime, race
- Content
- Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Lewis Teague
- Genres
- Action, Thriller, Crime
- Starring
- Tom Skerritt, Patti LuPone, Michael Sarrazin














