Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- visceral
- emotionally direct
- action movie night
- martial arts marathon
What critics said
Reception signals are limited, but the available response describes a surprisingly entertaining and effective action film despite familiar plotting and holes.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ben Archer begins as a mob enforcer seeking retirement before his wife's murder drives him back into organized crime violence.
The Chinese refugee girl and Ben's son Nicholas disappear together, forcing Ben to rescue them from Sun Quan's organization.
The plot connects an international criminal organization, Chinese triad figures, refugee displacement, and a multinational production context.
Ben's campaign against the gang relies on martial arts confrontations and physically forceful revenge set pieces.
Films like Wake of Death, and why
The Man from Nowhere
shared revenge-driven crime thriller structure, hard-edged action, and martial arts combat
Taken
shared vigilante revenge premise, criminal underworld, and brutal action melodrama
Ninja Assassin
shared martial arts action, gangland violence, and emotionally direct revenge narrative
Movie Details
- Director
- Philippe Martinez
- Release Date
- 2004-12-28
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (282)
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Simon Yam
- Valerie Tian
- Philip Tan
- Tony Schiena
- Claude Hernandez
- Lisa King
- Anthony Fridjhon
- Danny Keogh
- Pierre Marais
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, ViX Premium Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Wake of Death about?
- A former mob enforcer wages a relentless campaign against a Chinese criminal network after his wife is murdered and two children vanish.
- What is Wake of Death like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wake of Death as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Wake of Death violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Wake of Death as graphic.
- What did critics think of Wake of Death?
- Reception signals are limited, but the available response describes a surprisingly entertaining and effective action film despite familiar plotting and holes.
- Which films are like Wake of Death?
- Films with a similar feel include The Man from Nowhere, Taken, and Ninja Assassin.
- How long is Wake of Death?
- Wake of Death runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wake of Death?
- In United States, Wake of Death streams on Amazon Prime Video, ViX Premium Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
