Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- pulpy
- heightened
- aggressive
- cult movie night
- 1980s action marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the sequel as a thin, low-budget exploitation thriller with occasional entertaining moments but limited narrative justification.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Molly has become a law student but returns to her Angel persona after Lt. Andrews is shot.
The plot combines Molly's former prostitution, brutal gangsters, revenge, and action-thriller conventions.
Kit Carson is freed from an old people's home and is singled out in the review as a source of fun, especially through his cowboy persona.
Molly and her old friends track gangsters through downtown in a stylized 1980s crime-action framework.
Films like Avenging Angel, and why
Angel
shared sexploitation roots, revenge-driven crime plot, and pulpy action tone
Ms .45
shared female-led revenge narrative, exploitation sensibility, and street-level crime setting
Cobra
shared 1980s action-crime energy, vigilante themes, and heightened B-movie style
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Vincent O'Neil
- Release Date
- 1985-01-11
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (61)
Cast
- Betsy Russell
- Rory Calhoun
- Robert F. Lyons
- Steven M. Porter
- Ossie Davis
- Susan Tyrrell
- Paul Lambert
- Barry Pearl
- Estee Chandler
- Tim Rossovich
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Night Flight Plus, Eternal Family, Troma NOW
- Rent
- Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Avenging Angel about?
- A law student revives her former street persona to hunt the gangsters who shot the mentor who helped her escape prostitution.
- What is Avenging Angel like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Avenging Angel as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Avenging Angel violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Avenging Angel as moderate.
- What did critics think of Avenging Angel?
- Critics broadly viewed the sequel as a thin, low-budget exploitation thriller with occasional entertaining moments but limited narrative justification.
- Which films are like Avenging Angel?
- Films with a similar feel include Angel, Ms .45, and Cobra.
- How long is Avenging Angel?
- Avenging Angel runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Avenging Angel?
- In United States, Avenging Angel streams on Night Flight Plus, Eternal Family, Troma NOW.
