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  • 2021
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2021
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary A mother, Victoria (Ruby Rose), is trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon (Morgan Freeman) forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. Now, Victoria must use guns, guts, and a motorcycle to take out a series of violent gangsters — or she may never see her child again...

Directed By: George Gallo

Written By: Samuel Bartlett, George Gallo

  • 2021
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2021
  • R
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 1 h 34 m

Vanquish

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
22
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary A mother, Victoria (Ruby Rose), is trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon (Morgan Freeman) forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. Now, Victoria must use guns, guts, and a motorcycle to take out a series of violent gangsters — or she may never see her child again...

Directed By: George Gallo

Written By: Samuel Bartlett, George Gallo

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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64% Negative
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55
Apr 28, 2021
Ultimately, Vanquish falls into the cliché of typical action films, where the focus is on the action, and the story is a way to string the action together
By Alan Ng FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 15, 2021
Many scenes are bathed in a sickly green, as if we’re watching everything through cheap night-vision goggles; others are tinted blood-red. No matter what filters are used, there’s no disguising this is garbage wrapped in a glossy package.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW

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75% Negative
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Apr 14, 2021
The plot mechanics, action set pieces, and characters arcs – or lack thereof – are all dreadfully overfamiliar, resulting in a cream puff of a thriller. It’s a shiny, pretty thing and probably a decent filler flick while the world waits for Mr. Wick’s return.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
25
Apr 16, 2021
Although Vanquish is otherwise as forgettable as can be—that may be the closest thing that it has to a virtue—there's still one thing about it that I cannot immediately shake, and that is the presence of Morgan Freeman in a role that requires so little effort it's a wonder that Bruce Willis didn’t take it.
By Peter Sobczynski FULL REVIEW
25
Apr 14, 2021
Anyone wondering what 1960s TV show Ironside would have been like if Raymond Burr had been a dirty cop gets their answer courtesy of Morgan Freeman in the dreadful new thriller Vanquish.
By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW
20
Apr 15, 2021
Gallo displays none of the screenwriting elan he's exhibited in such previous efforts as Midnight Run and the Bad Boys films, although here it's hard to separate the ponderous dialogue from the way it's delivered.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
5
Apr 23, 2021
It’s a form of actor abuse to see the legendary Morgan Freeman trapped in this relentlessly violent and vapid mess that does offer one lesson to students of cinema in how to do everything calamitously wrong.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Lionsgate Films, Grindstone Entertainment Group, Capstone Global, Southland Equities, Alla Prima Productions, March On Productions
Release Date Apr 16, 2021
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline She's got one night to save her life.
Website https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/vanquish
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Awards

PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Razzie Awards
• 1 Nomination
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Nomination

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