1982·Action·1h 32m
7.0
★
Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.
Directed by Michael Winner
rape
police
gangster
drug trafficking
detective
anti hero
sequel
revenge
vigilante
hospital
los angeles, california
one man army
surveillance
one against many
rape and revenge
vigilantism
vigilante justice
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Cast
Charles Bronson
Paul Kersey
Jill Ireland
Geri Nichols
Vincent Gardenia
Det. Frank Ochoa
J.D. Cannon
New York D.A.
Anthony Franciosa
Herman Baldwin
Ben Frank
Inspector Lt. Mankiewicz
Robin Sherwood
Carol Kersey
Silvana Gallardo
Rosario
Robert F. Lyons
Fred McKenzie
Drew Snyder
Deputy Comm. Hawkins
Paul Lambert
New York Police Comm.
Thomas F. Duffy
Nirvana
Crew
Michael Winner
Director
Michael Winner
Writer
Jimmy Page
Original Music Composer
Michael Winner
Editor
Yoram Globus
Producer
Menahem Golan
Producer
Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts
Kent H. Johnson
Property Master
Ernie F. Orsatti
Stunt Coordinator
Thomas Laughridge
Camera Operator
Jimmy Page
Musician
David Whitaker
Conductor
Popular Reviews
30 reviews
Vinayak
4.0★ · 07/11/26
They got way too late to make a sequel.
They got way too late to make a sequel.
William Shatner 2.0
8.0★ · 04/01/26
This is MY guilty pleasure film.
I don’t know why, I just really love this movie. I think it’s directed wonderfully and I think it has one of the most tragic story’s in film, it’s really wonderful, but everybody hates it. I guess I can kind of see why, but I personally could never hate it, in fact it might be might be my favourite of the Death Wish franchise.
I don’t know why, I just really love this movie. I think it’s directed wonderfully and I think it has one of the most tragic story’s in film, it’s really wonderful, but everybody hates it. I guess I can kind of see why, but I personally could never hate it, in fact it might be might be my favourite of the Death Wish franchise.
This is MY guilty pleasure film.
I don’t know why, I just really love this movie. I think it’s directed wonderfully and I think it has one of the most tragic story’s in film, it’s really wonderful, but everybody hates it. I guess I can kind of see why, but I personally could never hate it, in fact it might be might be my favourite of the Death Wish franchise.
I don’t know why, I just really love this movie. I think it’s directed wonderfully and I think it has one of the most tragic story’s in film, it’s really wonderful, but everybody hates it. I guess I can kind of see why, but I personally could never hate it, in fact it might be might be my favourite of the Death Wish franchise.
DomiPRO
10.0★ · 01/08/26
Where its predecessor functioned as a somewhat predictable blueprint, Death Wish II is a far more visceral and psychologically fraught exploration of the vigilante mythos. It provides exactly what the original lacked: a disturbing, intimate look at the erosion of the self. Paul Kersey is no longer an architect forced into action; he is a man consumed by a dark, compulsive necessity, increasingly unable to reconcile his domestic aspirations with his nocturnal bloodlust.
The film’s greatest strength lies in this tragic degradation of character. Kersey’s attempt to construct a stable future with his fiancée is a masterclass in dramatic irony...a fragile facade built on a foundation of systemic lies and escalating violence. The way he drives her away through his inability to stop his addiction to the hunt. His mounting web of deception adds a layer of genuine human tragedy that was missing from the first film. He's not only killing those criminals; he is killing any remaining chance at his own humanity.
The production value and the action choreography feel significantly more impactful here, culminating in a final kill that can only be described as magnificent. It is a moment of pure, cinematic catharsis that serves as the ultimate period at the end of a very dark sentence. Death Wish II transcends the "procedural checklist" of the original to become a haunting study of a man who has lost his way, replacing the first film's predictability with a grim, uncompromising intensity.
The film’s greatest strength lies in this tragic degradation of character. Kersey’s attempt to construct a stable future with his fiancée is a masterclass in dramatic irony...a fragile facade built on a foundation of systemic lies and escalating violence. The way he drives her away through his inability to stop his addiction to the hunt. His mounting web of deception adds a layer of genuine human tragedy that was missing from the first film. He's not only killing those criminals; he is killing any remaining chance at his own humanity.
The production value and the action choreography feel significantly more impactful here, culminating in a final kill that can only be described as magnificent. It is a moment of pure, cinematic catharsis that serves as the ultimate period at the end of a very dark sentence. Death Wish II transcends the "procedural checklist" of the original to become a haunting study of a man who has lost his way, replacing the first film's predictability with a grim, uncompromising intensity.
Where its predecessor functioned as a somewhat predictable blueprint, Death Wish II is a far more visceral and psychologically fraught exploration of the vigilante mythos. It provides exactly what the original lacked: a disturbing, intimate look at the erosion of the self. Paul Kersey is no longer an architect forced into action; he is a man consumed by a dark, compulsive necessity, increasingly unable to reconcile his domestic aspirations with his nocturnal bloodlust.
The film’s greatest strength lies in this tragic degradation of character. Kersey’s attempt to construct a stable future with his fiancée is a masterclass in dramatic irony...a fragile facade built on a foundation of systemic lies and escalating violence. The way he drives her away through his inability to stop his addiction to the hunt. His mounting web of deception adds a layer of genuine human tragedy that was missing from the first film. He's not only killing those criminals; he is killing any remaining chance at his own humanity.
The production value and the action choreography feel significantly more impactful here, culminating in a final kill that can only be described as magnificent. It is a moment of pure, cinematic catharsis that serves as the ultimate period at the end of a very dark sentence. Death Wish II transcends the "procedural checklist" of the original to become a haunting study of a man who has lost his way, replacing the first film's predictability with a grim, uncompromising intensity.
The film’s greatest strength lies in this tragic degradation of character. Kersey’s attempt to construct a stable future with his fiancée is a masterclass in dramatic irony...a fragile facade built on a foundation of systemic lies and escalating violence. The way he drives her away through his inability to stop his addiction to the hunt. His mounting web of deception adds a layer of genuine human tragedy that was missing from the first film. He's not only killing those criminals; he is killing any remaining chance at his own humanity.
The production value and the action choreography feel significantly more impactful here, culminating in a final kill that can only be described as magnificent. It is a moment of pure, cinematic catharsis that serves as the ultimate period at the end of a very dark sentence. Death Wish II transcends the "procedural checklist" of the original to become a haunting study of a man who has lost his way, replacing the first film's predictability with a grim, uncompromising intensity.
Poo
5.0★ · 12/20/25
Trashier and less dramatic than its predecessor, this is the true cheapo Cannon group sequel experience.
The first 30 mins are really rough even by sleazy 80s exploration film standards! Yikes.
The first 30 mins are really rough even by sleazy 80s exploration film standards! Yikes.
Trashier and less dramatic than its predecessor, this is the true cheapo Cannon group sequel experience.
The first 30 mins are really rough even by sleazy 80s exploration film standards! Yikes.
The first 30 mins are really rough even by sleazy 80s exploration film standards! Yikes.
Richard
6.5★ · 08/22/25
6.5/10
6.5/10