Vengeance has a name.
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.
Punisher: War Zone (2008) is a action and crime film directed by Lexi Alexander, released on December 5, 2008 with a runtime of 1h 42m. It stars Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz and Colin Salmon. Viewers rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 1,368 ratings.
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Ray Stevenson
as Frank Castle / The Punisher
Dominic West
as Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw
Julie Benz
as Angela Donatelli
Colin Salmon
as Paul Budiansky
Doug Hutchison
as James Russoti / "Loony Bin Jim" / "LBJ"
Dash Mihok
as Martin Soap
Wayne Knight
as Linus Lieberman / Micro
Stephanie Janusauskas
as Grace Donatelli
Mark Camacho
as Carmine "Pittsy" Gazzera
Keram Malicki-Sánchez
as "Ink" Gazzera
Romano Orzari
as Nicky Donatelli
Carlos Gonzalez-Vio
as Carlos
Directed by Lexi Alexander, written by Matt Holloway, Gerry Conway and Nick Santora, produced by Gale Anne Hurd.
Average viewer score of 5.9/10 from 1,368 ratings.
***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). The character was so…
Reviewed on November 16, 2018
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, there is one big…
Reviewed on March 9, 2019
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Punisher: War Zone (2008) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel and Howdy Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Punisher: War Zone (2008) includes Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz, Colin Salmon and Doug Hutchison. The film was directed by Lexi Alexander. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Punisher: War Zone was released on December 5, 2008 and runs for 1h 42m.
Punisher: War Zone (2008) holds an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 1,368 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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