The Punisher

2004 • 123 minutes
4.5
810 reviews
29%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

Undercover FBI agent Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) is crushed when his wife and children are killed after accidentally witnessing a mafia hit. With nothing left to lose or to live for, Castle becomes "The Punisher" -- a one-man judge, jury and executioner who declares open season on criminals throughout America. Based on the Marvel Comics character, the film also stars John Travolta, Laura Harring, Samantha Mathis and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos.
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

4.5
810 reviews
A Google user
December 6, 2017
In a movie titled "The Punisher", there should be no freakin' comic relief. If I had a dollar for every stupid cliché in this movie, I could buy Bill Gates a hundred times over. After watching the Netflix Punisher series, this thing is laughable. I demand a refund and the two hours of my life back. Other than that, it was alright.
9 people found this review helpful
Ahmad Whitmire
November 8, 2015
When I heard this movie was coming out I was excited since I was a fan of the comics like punisher vs spiderman and all but this movie is my favorite punisher movie like its better than war zone and the movie has a great cast,storyline,and the action but I'd like to think you for making this film (who ever directed this film) for putting one of my favorite marvel characters on the big screen
Jacob Radford
September 26, 2015
This punisher is the 2nd best of the 3 films. Its got the best acting and story, while both the others have better action (and more of it). Expect long gaps between action set pieces. There's only 3, and they are the weakest action set pieces out of all the punisher films. This film is very violent, but not that graphic. The worst you see is a man have a combat knife jammed up his chin and into his upper inner jaw (with little to no blood). Really wish this was the extended version. Its worth a buy.
27 people found this review helpful