The Punisher
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The Punisher

"If society won't punish the guilty, he will."

1989 1h 29m ★ 5.8 (653 votes) Released

The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.

Director

Mark Goldblatt

Writer

Boaz Yakin

Rating
5.8
Runtime
89 min
Budget
$9.0M

Production

New World Pictures
Robert Mark Kamen Productions

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★ 2/10 Dec 22, 2023

Almost works more as a goofball comedy mocking all those action films of the 1980's. Almost. Gossett comes off so much better than the material handed to him.

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