# The Punisher (2004)

> After his family is murdered by a crime boss, a presumed-dead federal agent returns as a relentless urban vigilante.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3758

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
- Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
- Cast: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Roy Scheider, Laura Harring, Ben Foster, Samantha Mathis, James Carpinello
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330793/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, bleak, gritty, late night action movie, comic book marathon

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- [A Man Apart (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/4083)
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- [The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026)](https://ember.film/movie/7416199)
- [Bad Ass (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/65377)
- [Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/154)
- [Death Sentence (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/6741)
- [The Crow: City of Angels (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/5618)
- [Punisher: War Zone (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/7476)
- [Acts of Vengeance (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/302330)
- [I Am Wrath (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/211343)

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