Payback

Theatrical - Wide 1999-02-05

Cast Mel Gibson Gregg Henry Maria Bello David Paymer Bill Duke
Directed by Brian Helgeland
Written by Brian Helgeland Terry Hayes

Box Office Gross: $161,626,121

Running Time: 100 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Icon Productions

Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

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... See more of bitterness later, Porter’s partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

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Posted 27 years ago

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