Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Seen it?1987 | 99 min | Crime, Action, Thriller, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 8 times its budget, but middling reviews (25% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 47% audience score held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone who likes watching someone settle a score and fans of mob stories. A revenge story, so expect the pressure to build to a reckoning. If you loved The Equalizer, start here. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey takes on the local drug cartel.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
25% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 47%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$38 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 69K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by J. Lee Thompson
- Charles BronsonPaul Kersey
- Kay LenzKaren Sheldon
- John P. RyanNathan White
- Perry LopezEd Zacharias
- George DickersonDetective Reiner
- Soon-Tek OhDet. Phil Nozaki
- Dana BarronErica Sheldon
- Jesse DabsonRandy Viscovich
- Peter SheraykoNick Franco
- James PurcellVince Montono