Revengers Tragedy
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58% Critic Match

Revengers Tragedy

He who seeks revenge should dig two graves.

5.8 / 10 2002 1h 46mNR English
ComedyDramaScience Fiction

Storyline

A film adaptation of the 1606 satirical tragedy by Thomas Middleton, relocated to a post-apocalyptic Liverpool. Christopher Eccleston plays the revenge-obsessed Vindice, who has sworn to kill the evil Duke (Derek Jacobi) who murdered his one true love.

Cast & Crew

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

Vindici

Lead
Suzy Eddie Izzard

Suzy Eddie Izzard

Lussurioso

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

The Duke

Diana Quick

Diana Quick

The Duchess

Marc Warren

Marc Warren

Supervacuo

Fraser Ayres

Fraser Ayres

Spurio

Justin Salinger

Justin Salinger

Ambitioso

Andrew Schofield

Andrew Schofield

Carlo

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alex Cox's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Revengers Tragedy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker