Sentences with phrase «turned vigilante»

Players take the role of Aiden Pearce, a former thug turned vigilante which is capable of hacking and manipulating every cellphone, camera, street - light... basically every computer in town.

Kevin Bacon stars as Nick Hume, an ordinary man turned vigilante father by the senseless killing of his son.

Zaror, who made a memorable but all too brief appearance in last year's Machete Kills, stars in this Chilean - set tale of a hit - man turned vigilante who takes the law into his own hands in hopes of atoning for his previous sins.

For those of you who were distressed to hear that the remake of «Death Wish» was having its original Thanksgiving release date bumped and despaired that you might have to go through the entire holiday season without seeing a single film in which an ordinary person turns vigilante when the police and the courts fail to provide any sense of justice, «In the Fade» may come as a relief.

Diane Kruger plays a wife and mother who turns vigilante after violence rips her life apart.

Crime, Drama - A remake of the 1974 revenge thriller about an architect who turns vigilante when his wife is murdered.

While it's true that nobody wants to see Nicole Kidman pout her way through a brain - dead remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers or Jodie Foster turning vigilante, people will show up for good movies about women who kill with bows, arrows and grit.

In part due to pressure from the recency of reclusive African state Wakanda, the world's nations set out to curtail the powers of these superheroes turned vigilantes to add some accountability to the mix.

Film Review by Kam Williams Grieving Father Turns Vigilante in Grisly Revenge Thriller Nils Dickman (Stellan Skarsgard) had no idea his son Ingvar (Aron Eskeland) was a heroin addict until the day the young man was murdered by acouple of ruthless dealers who made it look like an overdose.

A VIGILANTE (Dir: Sarah Daggar - Nelson; U.S.A., 91 mins) Australian - born Daggar - Nelson makes her directing debut with this harrowing drama about a domestic - abuse survivor who turns vigilante to help others escape their attackers.

Priceless (PG - 13 for violence and mature themes) Fact - based drama about a widowed truck driver (Joel Smallbone) who turns vigilante after discovering that a sex trafficking ring has hidden a couple of young women (Bianca Santos and Amber Midthunder) in the back of his rig.

Kidnap (R for violence and scenes of peril) Suspense thriller about a single - mom (Halle Berry) who turns vigilante after her young son (Sage Correa) is abducted by kidnappers.

A criminal whose bad decisions got someone close to him killed, so he used his skills (and tech he acquired from Dedsec) to turn vigilante and get revenge.

Not exact matches

Vigilante groups initially took a decisive role in turning the tide against the Knights Templar in Michoacan State, which is only 200 miles west of Mexico City.

Meanwhile, the 13 members of the vigilante group who escaped from the Kumasi Circuit court on Thursday have turned themselves over to the Police.

It has been suggested that, the uncontrolled activities of vigilante groups are slowly turning Ghana into a lawless land in the name of political expediency.

Since «Law Abiding Citizen» turns out to be «Clyde: Portrait of a Serial Killer (or «Clean Shaven Death Wish), in which the daddy - turned - vigilante (played by Gerald Butler) starts killing, not NYC lowlifes like a Scottish Charles Bronson, but innocent people, ala Henry (Michael Rooker) in the 1989 John McNaughton film, brutality needs to match brutality, because the cause and effect of the carnage needs to be better proportioned.

After a two - year hiatus to re-focus his attentions on music, he followed with a villainous turn in the little - seen Vigilante Force and the much - hyped The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea.

The Punisher, the second of three attempts to turn Marvel's iconic vigilante figure into a movie character, tripped itself up on the idea that Frank Castle should find himself a lovable family of comic - relief misfits.

The action - packed film stars Bruce Willis, who plays a family man - turned - vigilante killing machine.

As the story progresses, some of the vigilantes turn to drug trafficking and commit rampant abuses against anyone accused of being a Knight's Templar.

But according to Eli Roth's film, our vigilante hero (Bruce Willis) pretty much runs into thugs every time he turns a corner.

The story follows a group of would - be immigrants (including Bernal) whose dream of entering the United States turns into a desperate fight for their lives when a deranged vigilante (Morgan) begins stalking and preying upon the group as they trek across the harsh and unforgiving landscape of the Sonoran Desert.

The movie centers on a retired intelligence officer Robert McCall played by Denzel Washington, who turns into a ruthless vigilante for the helpless.

In the 1970s, Bronson rocketed to superstardom, anchored by a star turn in Michael Winner's vigilante classic Death Wish.

Putting his own life at risk, he follows border vigilante militias in Arizona and citizen anti-drug-cartel militias in the Mexican province of Michoacán as they each, in turn, try — in their own words — to take back what is theirs.

Five years later, I felt as though I owed it to Wilde and her honesty to see her starring turn in A Vigilante, a compelling revenge thriller that shows emotional trauma is often more difficult to overcome than physical wounds.

This vigilante justice story — standard fare for the aging action star — could have signaled a new turn in Chan's career, but he has to share this movie with Brosnan's far more fascinating plot about dynasties of terrorism.

This fourth installment was again produced, written and directed by Oscar - winner George Miller (for Happy Feet) who tapped Tom Hardy to replace disgraced Mel Gibson in the title role as Max Rockatansky, the highway patrol officer - turned - intrepid road warrior given to dispensing a grisly brand of vigilante justice.

Crouch, Potato: Detective «L» (Lakeith Stanfield) pursues student - turned - vigilante Light Turner (Nat Wolff) in Death Note.

Eli Roth is directing the remake of 1974's «Death Wish,» in which Bruce Willis stars as a New York man - turned - vigilante, looking to find his wife's killers.

«The phrase vigilante has been given a bad name by the media,» says Tim «Nailer» Foley, an army vet and former meth user turned self - styled avenging angel, who sees his role as «upholding the law where there is no law».

Eli Roth's reimagining of the 1974 revenge thriller, with Bruce Willis as a man whose wife's murder turns him into a ruthless vigilante.

There's bound to be a lot of puzzlement as to how this sequel to 2007's Ghost Rider, the Marvel Comics adaptation starring Nicolas Cage as the eponymous daredevil - turned - Faustian vigilante wit...

Director Eli Roth's remake of «Death Wish,» starring Bruce Willis as a surgeon - turned - vigilante, finished third with $ 13 million.

Yes, Death Wish is politically incorrect and yes, it's difficult to believe that a highly skilled surgeon would turn murderous vigilante quite so readily, even if his wife had been killed by trigger - happy burglars.

Vigilante Diaries (R for sexuality, nudity, graphic violence and pervasive profanity) High - octane thriller revolving around a team of black - ops agents - turned crime fighters» series of revenge - fueled, rescue missions.

The Masked Saint (PG - 13 for violence and mature themes) Adaptation of the Chris Whaley best seller of the same name chronicling the real - life exploits of a professional wrestler - turned - pastor (Brett Granstaff) who decided to not only return to the ring but to moonlight as a crime - fighting vigilante.

Frank Marr turns the PI mold on its head; he's an addict with a self - serving vigilante streak.

Moving on to the game's campaign and narrative, you play as a hacker - turned - vigilante named Aiden Pierce, a shady man troubled after witnessing the death of his niece.

Letterkenny, September 25, 2017 — Justice is coming to Reiker City, as Timeslip Softworks releases an updated trailer and announces the Steam early access release of Vigilantes, the neo noir turn based tactics game for PC.

Vigilantes offers tense, tactical, turned based battles in which Sam Contino and his allies engage in combat with three deadly and distinct gangs.

Inspired by the classic turn based strategies of the 90s, Vigilantes is a deep and compelling neo noir, turn based tactical RPG with an old school heart.

Timeslip Softworks current project Vigilantes, offers turn based tactics meets neo noir!

With the exception of a number of weeks spent providing updates to Deadstone, the sole focus of development since November 2014 has been Vigilantes, a crime themed turn based tactical RPG game for PC.

It also raises questions about how appropriate the admittedly constrained point - and - click genre is for superheroes, especially one who is a freaking ninja - turned - vigilante.

The rapist turns out to be the leader of the vigilante group.

Parking Mobility essentially deputizes Austinites into being vigilante meter maids who can turn each other in using an iPhone app.

There is a lot in the news in Ireland currently about vigilante groups posing as children online in order to catch paedophiles «grooming» and ultimately meeting with the fictional child, which turns...