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68% Critic Match
Payback
“Get ready to root for the bad guy.”
6.8 / 10• 1999• 1h 40m•R• English
ActionDramaCrimeThriller
Storyline
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
Cast & Crew
Mel Gibson
Porter
Lead
Gregg Henry
Val Resnick
Maria Bello
Rosie
David Paymer
Arthur Stegman
Bill Duke
Det. Hicks
Deborah Kara Unger
Mrs. Lynn Porter
John Glover
Phil
William Devane
Carter
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Brian Helgeland's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Payback is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
