SummaryArchitect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.
Directed By:J. Lee Thompson
Written By:Brian Garfield, Gail Morgan Hickman
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
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Mixed or Average
46
User score
Generally Favorable
7.1
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
46
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67% Mixed
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33% Negative
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60
Death Wish 4 may be preposterous, but on the level of technique it's a solid textbook example of crisp exploitation picture craftsmanship. Thompson clearly takes pleasure in setting up every scene with maximum economy and impact, and his work is that of a professional without apologies.
60
Gail Morgan Hickman's complicated script manages a couple of nice twists, but it's too formulary to pursue the ambiguities it reveals. Most enjoyable is the clear thread of self-parody, which keeps the laughs and bullets coming thick and fast.
60
What raises Death Wish 4 above the usual blowout is a semi-engaging script and sure pacing by veteran action director J. Lee Thompson.
50
Death Wish 4 is as efficient and predictable as Kersey himself, and inoffensive as long as you can root for a sociopathic hero.
25
This time around, there's barely any plot, just excuses for Bronson to blow people away.
25
No one was exactly clamoring for this one, and Bronson has vowed it will be the last Death Wish.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.1
55% Positive
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Jun 23, 2026
6
Sequel is watchable, and some ways, better than part 3, More action, More high powered weapons, as Bronson goes after rival drug lords,
Apr 4, 2022
3
pretty messy not gonna lie the blood is still there of course but it was hyper boring and could not make the movie any good
