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Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

1987 · 99 min

A grim, efficient vigilante thriller that moves from one cold-blooded set piece to the next, offering little warmth but steady, brutal momentum.

Tagline
This time it's war!
Overview
After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey takes on the local drug cartel.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • violence
  • crime
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, action, thriller, drama
Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
Written by
Gail Morgan Hickman
Starring
Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, Perry Lopez, George Dickerson, Soon-Tek Oh, Dana Barron, Jesse Dabson
Music
John Bisharat, Valentine McCallum
Cinematography
Gideon Porath
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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