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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   63,968 votes
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Director:
Tony Scott
Writers (WGA):
A.J. Quinnell (novel)
Brian Helgeland (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 April 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Revenge is a meal best served cold more
Plot:
In Mexico City, a former assassin swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(27 articles)
Washington Poised For Fifth Scott Movie
 (From WENN. 27 April 2009, 6:40 PM, PDT)

Denzel Washington’s Love For Tony Scott Is ‘Unstoppable’
 (From FilmSchoolRejects. 24 April 2009, 1:13 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
a genuinely good movie more
US TV Schedule:
Thur. July 309:00 AMMAX   

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and strong violence.
Runtime:
146 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Marlon Brando was the original choice to play Rayburn. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The Kidnappers instruct Ramos to wait for a call in a public payphone in Avenida Reforma. Mexico City "Ladatel" card payphones can't receive calls. And, more specifically, the phone shown in the movie where the instructions are supposedly posted is the regular kind, which can't receive calls. more
Quotes:
Elderly Man: In the church, they say to forgive.
Creasy: Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Nessun Dorma from Turandot more

FAQ

Why did "La Hermandad" lead Pita's family to believe she was dead? Were they planning on ransoming her later on?
Why did Creasy agree to be taken by La Hermandad?
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52 out of 67 people found the following comment useful:-
a genuinely good movie, 23 November 2005
9/10
Author: MrFunktastic from United Kingdom

i liked this film a lot. it's dark, it's not a bullet-dodging, car-chasing numb your brain action movie. a lot of the characters backgrounds and motivations are kinda vague, leaving the viewer to come to their own conclusions. it's nice to see a movie where the director allows the viewer to make up their own minds.

in the end, motivated by love or vengeance, or a desire to repent - he does what he feels is "right". 'will god ever forgive us for what we've done?' - it's not a question mortal men can answer - so he does what he feels he has to do, what he's good at, what he's been trained to do.

denzel washington is a great actor - i honestly can't think of one bad movie he's done - and he's got a great supporting cast. i would thoroughly recommend this movie to anyone.

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