Punisher: War Zone

2008 102 min ★ 5.9 Action, Crime

Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.

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Cast

Ray Stevenson

Frank Castle / The Punisher

Dominic West

Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw

Julie Benz

Angela Donatelli

Colin Salmon

Paul Budiansky

Doug Hutchison

James Russoti / "Loony Bin Jim" / "LBJ"

Dash Mihok

Martin Soap

Wayne Knight

Linus Lieberman / Micro

Stephanie Janusauskas

Grace Donatelli

Mark Camacho

Carmine "Pittsy" Gazzera

Keram Malicki-Sánchez

"Ink" Gazzera

Details

Director

Lexi Alexander

Tagline

"Vengeance has a name."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$20,500,000

Revenue

$10,089,373

Production

Lionsgate, MHF Zweite Academy Film, Marvel Knights, Valhalla Motion Pictures, SGF Entertainment, Muse Entertainment, Marvel Studios

Reviews

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Wuchak

November 16, 2018

★ 7/10

***The best of the Punisher movies with a weak last act*** The Punisher first appeared in the Spider-Man comic in February, 1974, and became a semi-regular foe/ally in that mag, but was more apt to appear in Daredevil in the 80s until the character got his own mini-series in 1986 and then his ongoing titles: The Punisher (1987), The Punisher War Journal (1988) and The Punisher War Zone (1992). ...

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tmdb44006625

March 9, 2019

★ 5/10

To be fair, Punisher: War Zone is the most accurate representation of the comic we've had to date. The gore, extreme violence, and borderline sadism is very much a part of the comic. Ray Stevenson is spot on as Frank Castle. Dominic West is not so good as Jigsaw but at least his gang is more competent than Travolta's. Given that this came out in the same year as two other big comic book movies,...