# Death Wish (1974)

> After a devastating attack on his family, a New York architect becomes an increasingly uncompromising vigilante against the city's criminals.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8166

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Action
- Director: Michael Winner
- Cast: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats, William Redfield, Stuart Margolin, Stephen Elliott, Kathleen Tolan
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071402/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, provocative, bleak, 1970s crime movie night, hard-edged action marathon

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- [Murphy's Law (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/20691)
- [10 to Midnight (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/11203)
- [Taxi Driver (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/74)
- [Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/15638)
- [Magnum Force (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/5716)

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