MOVIE · 2004

The Punisher

ActionAdventureCrimeDramaThriller124 min

After an undercover operation ends with the murder of his wife and son, FBI agent Frank Castle turns himself into the Punisher, a vigilante bent on dismantling the criminal empire behind the attack. Thomas Jane is Castle, stripped down and methodical as he trades badges for surveillance, traps, and blunt-force retaliation. Across from him, John Travolta's Howard Saint is the mob boss whose reach turns Frank's private loss into a wider war. The film leans into street-level comic-book violence, organized-crime intrigue, and a revenge plot that keeps tightening around both men.