Payback (1999)

6.4	Listal rating
7	IMDB rating

Directed by

Brian Helgeland

Starring (View all)

Porter

Val Resnick

Rosie

Arthur Stegman

Det. Hicks

Mrs. Lynn Porter

Phil

Carter

Written by (View all)

Donald E. Westlake

Brian Helgeland

(screenplay) and

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Payback (7/8) Movie CLIP - Hubba-Hubba-Hubba (1999) HD

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Payback (3/8) Movie CLIP - Let Her Work (1999) HD

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Payback's a bitch.

3 years, 6 months ago at Dec 8 6:10

The Cinephile

4 votes

After being shot, robbed, and left for dead by his wife and "Business" partner, an expert thief named Porter must retrace his steps, and take mighty revenge!.

While that plot may sound quite simple, it doesn't take away from the intensity and grittiness it has packed into it. Payback has got to be one of the best action films of that decade. Mel Gibson really put on a show with his ... read more

Good Old Gritty Action Movie

1 year, 6 months ago at Dec 7 12:34

keiju

4 votes

It´s not fancy to like this movie. It´s just another of those hard kick-in-your-face movies that proliferated in the Iron Age (also known as the nineties)... but better and harder than most. The worst part is that Gibson isn´t that hard and isn´t that bad but he has his good moments a charismatic smile and knows how to fake enduring pain.

Gibson was (is) more suited for the goo... read more

A good movie

1 year, 1 month ago at May 20 4:06

johanlefourbe

4 votes

I remember, when I got my first appartment, me and my buddys would rent a movie almost everyday and we would watch the most random things. We watched a lot of garbage back then but one movie I really enjoyed was this flick starring Mel Gibson. It is only afterwards that I discovered that it was a some kind of cult-classic. In my opinion, it is even the last good movie starring Mel Gibson. Basicall... read more

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Description: Porter is bad, but his neighbours are worse. Street-wise and tough, an ex-marine, he is betrayed by a one-time partner, and shot in the back by his junkie wife. He survives and returns, looking to recover his share from the robbery of an Asian crime gang. The money has passed into the hands of "the Outfit", a slick gangster ... (more)

Release date : 5 February 1999
UPC: 097363363279

Action (18), Crime (12), Revenge (12), 1999 (9), 1990s (7), Prostitution (6), Thriller (6), Violence (6), Remake (6), Gangster (6), Betrayal (6), Money (5), Mel Gibson (4), Double Cross (4), Shooting (3), Vengeance (3), Kidnapping (3), Gunfights (3), Gun (3), Shootout (3)

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"1.22 ( DVD Collection ) Plot Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge. I just love fast-paced crime movies and in this movie has the whole package, that makes it so enjoyable. "

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" January 29th: Instant watch, computer screen Leaving Netflix Instant on the 1st of Feb Overall opinion: Okay Not the biggest action movie fan, but, I kinda liked Payback. I wasn't sure how we were supposed to feel about Mel Gibson's character... the tagline says we'll be rooting for the bad guy, but I wouldn't have minded an ending where everyone went up in flames (I watched the Theatrical version though I hear the Director's Cut is completely different in tone and ending). But there's some"

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johanlefourbe posted a review 1 year, 1 month ago

A good movie

“I remember, when I got my first appartment, me and my buddys would rent a movie almost everyday and we would watch the most random things. We watched a lot of garbage back then but one movie I really enjoyed was this flick starring Mel Gibson. It is only afterwards that I discovered that it was a some kind of cult-classic. In my opinion, it is even the last good movie starring Mel Gibson. Basically, it is some kind of néo-film noir with a pretty good cast (Mel Gibson, Maria Bello, Deborah Kara Unger, Lucy Liu, Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn) with a badass anti-hero killing a bunch people just to get his 70.000$. This feature was aslo Brian Helgeland's directing debut (he would later on make 'A Knight's tale' starring the late Heath Ledger). Helgeland is originally a screenwriter but he ” read more

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