SummaryWhen a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat, Matt Turner (Liam Neeson) begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks. With his kids trapped in the back seat and a bomb that will explode if they get out of the car, a normal commute becomes a twisted game of life or death as Matt follows the stranger’s... Read More
Directed By:Nimród Antal
Written By:Alberto Marini, Christopher Salmanpour
Retribution
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43
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
43
12% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
69% Mixed
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
19% Negative
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Aug 23, 2023
75
Neeson’s last few action flicks may have been just for fans, but Retribution is for everybody.
User score
Mixed or Average
4.3
9% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
64% Mixed
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
27% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
Sep 29, 2023
7
Nice but nothing special. Liam Neeson plays his role very well, but the thin plot, the superficial characters and the lack of depth make this film nothing more than entertaining.
Aug 31, 2023
7
Confesso que esperava bem menos desse filme, em especial esperando que pusessem o Neeson em cenas de ação bizarra, como fizeram com o Indiana Jones. Mas a escolha do roteiro em tornar o filme um ambiente mais intimista, conduzindo-o pelo carro, foi a mais adequada possível a esse tipo de projeto. Ninguém aguenta mais ver "superhomens" de meia idade fazendo o que quiserem com explosivos e com os bandidos (talvez só o Tom Cruise, vai).
Assim, a história gira em torno de um grupo de financistas que são pegos um a um (entre os quais o nosso protagonista com seus dois filhos), cuja armadilha consiste em instalar bombas em seus respectivos carros e chantageá-los, com a cereja do bolo de que não é possível a eles sair do carro, já que a bomba é detonada devido um dispositivo mecânico que atua pela pressão do corpo (além de ter um detonador à distância).
Como puderam burlar a segurança de pessoas tão influentes? Não sabemos. Ao menos o roteiro se encarrega de mostrar quem está por trás de tal plano, e por mais que seja tudo meio maquineísta, ao menos passa certa credibilidade sobre o porquê conseguiram fazer os planos serem executados.
Ainda assim, é um típico filme norte-americano, com aquele apelo familiar, aquela velha guinada de heroísmo ao final, a polícia como coadjuvante de luxo e lerda.
Ganha pontos por conseguir se sustentar em um espaço claustrofóbico, sendo tenso quando precisa ser. De fato, o carro parece sufocar os personagens e o expectador, e aqui as crianças também ajudaram, numa interpretação bem convincente com a situação.
Há obviamente algumas fugas da realidade, mas diria que o resultado final é positivo, e o tempo de duração do filme também ajuda, já que a ação ocorre num único dia, não há tempo par cenas contemplativas e reflexivas.
Deste modo, ao que se propõe, o filme é extremamente competente. é um ano que filmes de ação estão em alta, não chega ao nível de "Missão impossível", "O pacto" ou "John Wick", mas diverte tanto quanto.
Aug 25, 2023
50
Neeson gives us a bit more to chew on here than his standard hunt-for-his-daughter/avenge-his-son fare, an actor who lets us see the panic, see the wheels frantically turning and who never shies away from letting us see him sweat.
Aug 23, 2023
50
Director Nimród Antal (“Predators”) does a serviceable job of keeping everything interesting and suspenseful, if not exactly fresh.
Oct 27, 2023
40
An inoffensive but inessential addition to Neeson’s latter-years thriller canon. Less the bus that couldn’t slow down than the car that couldn’t get started.
Aug 28, 2023
38
Retribution seems especially disappointing, however, because of its untapped potential to be cheesily entertaining. The finished product is so bad that I can’t even recommend it for viewing on a streaming service – somewhere it should land very quickly.
Aug 25, 2023
20
Neeson himself has done admirable work making mid-budget throwbacks with a little extra grit and gravitas. But it might be time for him to retire that very particular set of skills.
Jul 25, 2025
6
Ein klassischer Liam Neeson Film, mit dem zu erwartenden emotionalem Drama. Die Story ist nicht neu erfunden, da wurde viel abgekupfert. Der Twist ist jedoch gut. Leider hat es einige unglaubwürdige Szenen.
May 27, 2024
6
At first I thought it will be a typical Neeson style movie as he lately have been making quite similar ones, but this one was a bit different. Still the first part of it was quite boring and something was missing. It was ok, but quite average.
Apr 22, 2025
5
A film with a particular plot, although it remains quite classic in its genre. Enjoyable and with the right length, but nothing more
Sep 20, 2023
3
Ein typischer Neeson Film. Schlechte Dialoge, schwache Schauspieler und eine Handlung, die nie voll ausgereizt wird. Er könnte soviel bessere Filme auf die Beine stellen, wenn sie teurer und besseres Personal hätten.
Aug 27, 2023
3
In Retribution Liam Neeson does not get out of the car to exhibit physical prowess impossible to believe for a septuagenarian, but its director does pretend that he sustains without much to do this lame exercise of tension and suspense that pretends to create thrills and exhibit an imaginary quality that simply cannot conjure. I'd like to emphasize one point unequivocally: this film possesses the same throwaway quality as the numerous movies that are release direct-to-video or VOD featuring Nicolas Cage, John Travolta, and Bruce Willis. The only reason it was released in theaters is because clearly Liam Neeson still has the audience's approval at the box office and the producers know it.
That's how devoid of imagination, caliber and merit this film really is. Referring to it as generic would be a generous description.
Production Company:
- StudioCanal
- The Picture Company
- Ombra Films
- TF1 Films Production
- Studio Babelsberg
- StudioCanal Film
- Canal+
- Ciné+
- TF1
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC)
- Atresmedia Cine
- Kismet Media
- Talent One
- Vaca Films
Release Date:Aug 25, 2023
Duration:1 h 31 m
Rating:R
Tagline:This Summer, all roads lead to the truth.
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination




























