Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Payback end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Payback easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Payback

Name: Payback
Genre: Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1999
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer, Bill Duke

Get ready to root for the bad guy.

Directed by Brian Helgeland

Produced by Icon Productions

1999100 min6.8 / 10

A stylish neo-noir revenge thriller that embraces its anti-hero protagonist's ruthless pursuit of payback with dark humor and kinetic violence.

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

Where to watch

StreamPrime Video, Peacock
FreeHoopla, Kanopy, Fawesome, The CW
AdsYouTube, Plex, Pluto TV, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, The CW
RentApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
BuyApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Is Payback violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Does Payback end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Payback scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Payback easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Payback sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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