Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- violent
- propulsive
- late night action marathon
- retro action night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film efficiently paced and competently directed as exploitation entertainment, while faulting its thin characters, predictable plot, and mindless violence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Paul Kersey independently targets drug dealers after authorities fail to stop their brutal criminal operations.
The film turns Kersey’s semi-automatic rifle, gang warfare, and repeated executions into crisp, exaggerated action spectacle.
The overdose death of his girlfriend’s teenage daughter drives Kersey back into violent action.
Kersey wages a solo campaign against Ed Zacharias and Jack Romero’s rival drug gangs.
Films like Death Wish 4: The Crackdown, and why
Death Wish 3
shared vigilante action, revenge-driven crime narrative, and hard-edged exploitation tone
The Enforcer
shared one-man-army structure, urban crime violence, and morally uncompromising vigilante protagonist
Cobra
shared 1980s crime-action excess, revenge motivation, and direct, propulsive pacing
Movie Details
- Director
- J. Lee Thompson
- Release Date
- 1987-06-11
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (366)
Cast
- Charles Bronson
- Kay Lenz
- John P. Ryan
- Perry Lopez
- George Dickerson
- Soon-Tek Oh
- Dana Barron
- Jesse Dabson
- Peter Sherayko
- James Purcell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Death Wish 4: The Crackdown about?
- A retired vigilante returns to Los Angeles’s drug-ridden streets after a teenage overdose, launching a brutally efficient one-man war against rival gangs.
- What is Death Wish 4: The Crackdown like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Death Wish 4: The Crackdown violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as graphic.
- What did critics think of Death Wish 4: The Crackdown?
- Critics generally found the film efficiently paced and competently directed as exploitation entertainment, while faulting its thin characters, predictable plot, and mindless violence.
- Which films are like Death Wish 4: The Crackdown?
- Films with a similar feel include Death Wish 3, The Enforcer, and Cobra.
- How long is Death Wish 4: The Crackdown?
- Death Wish 4: The Crackdown runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Death Wish 4: The Crackdown?
- In United States, Death Wish 4: The Crackdown streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
