- Release Date: 1974
- Runtime: N/A
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
- Starring: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats ... see all
- Director: Michael Winner
- Plot: A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks in which he randomly goes out and kills would-be muggers on the... Read more
User Reviews
Max Payne in the 1970's!!!!!
Dec 13, 2008
jordanpowell2003 - yahoo.com
Dec 13, 2008jordanpowell2003 - yahoo.com
I found this movie under my parents bed last night, and I watched it because I read the plot and it sounded pretty good because it reminded me of my favorite game, Max Payne. The movie was alright, but I wanted... Full review
Ty's Reviews-Death Wish
Apr 07, 2008
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Apr 07, 2008darsloc - yahoo.com
There's no reason to hate the original "Death Wish". This '74 crime film, that made Charles Bronson a confirmed star, kicked major butt. I loved the subway scene and Kersey's(Bronson) 1st kill. It was also cool seeing Jeff Goldblum in his... Full review
Brilliantly entertaining movie for its time
Mar 30, 2008
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Mar 30, 2008jimc_1969 - yahoo.com
I loved this movie growing up and upon a revisit a couple of days ago appreciate it even more. Charles Bronson is the perfect quiet, older man with a vendetta. When your family is affected by violence it does fill a... Full review
The Mother of all Vigilante Movies
Mar 21, 2008
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Mar 21, 2008Howard690 - yahoo.com
This was one of the best movies of its kind and still stands up today. The concept of a man taking the law into his own hands was never so shockingly portrayed as by Charles Bronson in this film. The brutal... Full review
Vigilante justice prevails!!!!
Mar 20, 2008
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Mar 20, 2008predalienx10 - yahoo.com
Death Wish is without a doubt one of the greatist Action-Adventure movies of all time. If you ask me this movie is pretty effective it shows how bad crime can be and when the justice system fails vigilante justice prevails. anyway... Full review
If you haven't seen this movie SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar 20, 2008
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Mar 20, 2008emilio_thomas - yahoo.com
This is the greatest movie the dead but not forgotten Charles Brownson made.The action in this movie is the greatest.The creaters of Max Payne got their idea from this movie.It's the greatest.If you haven't seen it see it.I would give it... Full review
Death Wish--doesnt get better than this
Mar 20, 2008
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Mar 20, 2008timmyg_coonigan - yahoo.com
Death Wish is a great flic because it shows what needs to happen to people if they commit crimes. Chuck simply takes the law in his own hands after thugs rape and kill his wife and daughter. After this tragedy, Chuck... Full review
BAD, BAD CHARLES BRONSON...
Oct 11, 2007
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Oct 11, 2007t.kirby - yahoo.com
A man's wife is murdered and his daughter is raped and ends up in a nuthouse. So he goes on a viligante killing spree, "cleaning up" the streets of NYC. This movie practically invented a whole new genre back in 1974... Full review
Ummmm..yeah
Jul 13, 2007
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Jul 13, 2007carl_taylor11 - yahoo.com
Cant remember much from this one..years since i seen it.The only scene that sticks out in my mind was when the thugs posed as grocery delivery boys in order to gain access to the mother and daughter victim.Oh yeah i just... Full review
Amazing Movie
Jun 23, 2007
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Jun 23, 2007cocomand123 - yahoo.com
Death wish is a fantasic Winner/Bronson production that is rivaled only by Death Wish II. When three punks [led by Jeff Goldblum] follow Bronson's wife and daughter home from the market and viciously attack them, Bronson takes the law into is... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jan 08, 2009Cinema Strikes Back
The confrontations are brief but dramatic, and Cellat successfully restages the famous staircase and subway scenes from Death Wish .
The plot mirrors Charles Bronson's dubious classic fairly closely.
... Full Review
| Mar 17, 2001DVD Talk
Be that as it may, Death Wish probably hasn't sounded better in over a decade and any shortfalls in the audio tracks are no doubt due to the age of the source material.
Even looking back at Death Wish with cynical 21 st century eyes the film seems a bit too reactionary and politically volatile for comfort.
... Full Review
| Apr 17, 1995Teen Movie Critic
This is not a great film
This, altogether, isn't a bad movie for the action fans, but is not for the squeamish.
Bronson does make a good transformation from a businessman to a vigilante.
... Full Review
| Jul 25, 1974The New York Times
Yet it's a despicable movie, one that raises complex questions in order to offer bigoted, frivolous, oversimplified answers.....it sometimes succeeds in arousing the most primitive kind of anger..... ... Full Review
Christian Spotlight on the Movie
Shortly after returning, Joanna and her adult daughter Carol (Kathleen Tolan) are assaulted by three street freaks posing as grocery delivery boys.
We open on middle-aged Paul and Joanna Kersey (Charles Bronson, Hope Lange) enjoying a dream vacation in Hawaii.
... Full Review
News
Jason Priestley Has a Death Wish
atomicpopcorn.net –
2009-11-12
You can relive the latest death-stalking adventure in 3D from your very own home. The Final Destination will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 5, 2010. ... Full Article
Vigilante films, an American tradition
latimes.com –
2009-10-18
Villains We Love: 1970s New York
cinematical.com –
2009-10-12
Villainy isn't just found in an evil plot, a straight razor, or a hockey mask. Sometimes it's a crippling state of mind and place that sucks the soul out of its heroes and heroines. ... Full Article

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