The Punisher (1989)
Directed by Mark Goldblatt · 89 min · Action, Crime, Drama
5.9 TOPICAL score · #6,072 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Punisher (1989, directed by Mark Goldblatt) has a TOPICAL score of 5.9 - ranked 6,072 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 25% on Rotten Tomatoes · 3.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 63. Audiences: TMDB 5.8/10 (720 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics25% on Rotten Tomatoes · 3.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 63
- AudienceTMDB 5.8/10 (720 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 31 languages
- Still read24,808 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Dolph Lundgren (actor #1,771), Louis Gossett Jr. (actor #988), Jeroen Krabbé (actor #1,341), Kim Miyori