The movie chronicles the revenge of a former architecture who becomes a vigilante after justice fails to serve his late wife and his daughter, both of whom were viciously raped by a trio of thugs.
25 September 1942, New York City, New York, USA
23 October 1932, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 November 1918, New York City, New York, USA
7 January 1920, Naples, Campania, Italy
4 September 1953, New York City, New York, USA
6 February 1945, The Bronx, New York, USA
30 January 1943, New York City, New York, USA
20 June 1931, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
3 April 1950, New York City, New York, USA
25 January 1936, New York City, New York, USA
8 March 1926, San Juan, Puerto Rico
12 June 1950, New York City, New York, USA
23 July 1909, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3 November 1921, Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, USA
22 February 1928, Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
17 December 1950, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
26 January 1948, East Orange, New Jersey, USA
26 January 1927, New York City, New York, USA
27 March 1942, Berkeley, California, USA
30 April 1923, New York City, New York, USA
23 February 1932, New York, New York, USA
December 21, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
30 November 1913, Canada
September 06, 2009
Nixonite gorge-riserMay 09, 2005
It's a despicable movie, one that raises complex questions in order to offer bigoted, frivolous, oversimplified answers.October 23, 2004
The movie has an eerie kind of fascination, even though its message is scary.March 01, 2007
Poisonous incitement to do-it-yourself law enforcement is the vulgar exploitation hook on which Death Wish is awkwardly hung.February 07, 2011
Stylish exploitation vigilante thriller.June 30, 2008
The violence is excessive and the plot predictable, although there is some style to director Winner's approach.February 25, 2006
A compulsively watchable bit of '70s nostalgia, a curious counterpart to Dirty Harry and an icon of New York-brand justice.July 10, 2008
We know Bronson can be a tough guy, but not so much the mild-mannered guy; he seems to be trying to split the difference the whole timeMarch 27, 2009
There's an undeniable thrill when Bronson blows away some sleazy mugger.July 19, 2004
Solid if morally suspect revenge thriller.January 26, 2006
Winner's recourse to caricature when dealing with police and thugs, and his virtually overt sympathies with the confused, violent Bronson, make for uncritical, simplistic viewing.June 24, 2010
A morbid little revenge thriller...