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About this movie

Genres:
Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
Language:
English
Running time:
2:03:26
Partner rating:
R
Released:
Quality:
720 (High Definition)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Thomas Jane Frank Castle/The Punisher
  2. John Travolta Howard Saint
  3. Will Patton Leonard Glass
  4. Roy Scheider Mr. Castle
  5. Laura Harring
  6. Ben Foster Spacker Dave
  7. Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
  8. Samantha Mathis Maria Castle
  9. Laura Elena Harring Livia Saint
  10. Tom Nowicki Lincoln
  11. Jeff Chase Enforcer
  12. James Carpinello John Saint
  13. Eddie Jamison Nikki Duka
  14. Russell Durham Tatooed Mike
  15. Russell Andrews Jimmy Weeks
  16. Edward Jemison Nicky Duka
  17. John Pinette Mr. Bumpo
  18. Rebecca Romijn Joan "The Mouse"
  19. Mark Collie Harry "Heck" Thornton
  20. Eduardo YaƱez Mike Toro

Directors

  1. Jonathan Hensleigh

Producers

  1. Gale Anne Hurd

Writers

  1. Jonathan Hensleigh
  2. Michael France
  3. Michael Tolkin

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An ordinary lawman goes outside the law to carry out his own brand of justice in this dark-themed thriller. Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) is an FBI agent who deeply loves his wife and son, but is also strongly devoted to his work. Castle's investigation of a powerful crime cartel leads to a gunfight which claims the life of a young boy, whose father is underworld kingpin Howard Saint (John Travolta). Furious and eager for revenge, Saint arranges ... An ordinary lawman goes outside the law to carry out his own brand of justice in this dark-themed thriller. Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) is an FBI agent who deeply loves his wife and son, but is also strongly devoted to his work. Castle's investigation of a powerful crime cartel leads to a gunfight which claims the life of a young boy, whose father is underworld kingpin Howard Saint (John Travolta). Furious and eager for revenge, Saint arranges for Castle and his family to be murdered in retaliation. However, while Castle's wife and son are killed, he somehow survives, even though he's believed to have perished. Bent on stopping Saint once and for all, Castle remakes himself as The Punisher, a ruthless and heavily armed killing machine who will not rest until Saint and his crew have been wiped clean from the Earth. Based on a Marvel Comics character first introduced in 1974, The Punisher also stars Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Laura Elena Harring, Roy Scheider, and Kevin "Big Sexy" Nash.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

29%Tomatometer score: 29% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Garth Franklin, Dark Horizons Despite some admittedly strong moments it's certainly nothing special and barely above ordinary. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile A true study in the pathology of sadism that's also one of the best action films in years. Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Daniel Etherington, Film4 A comic-book-movie-that-pretends-it's-not that falls between stools. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader There's something to be said for letting a comic book adaptation operate at the level of a comic book, dispensing cheap laughs and ice-cold sadism. Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Nev Pierce, BBC A comicbook action movie with an unpleasant edge. Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    James Christopher, Times [UK] The Punisher is mildly entertaining, for all the wrong reasons Full review External link
  7. Negative review
    Rex Reed, New York Observer There isn't a moment in The Punisher that isn't borrowed or stolen from another movie. Full review External link
  8. Negative review
    Benjamin Strong, Village Voice Mismanages its greatest asset: an unusual embarrassment of camp riches. Full review External link

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