Excessive Force vs The Avenger
The Avenger has the higher audience score (9/10 against 4.9/10 for Excessive Force). The Avenger is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 1h 27m. Excessive Force is the older of the two (1993 against 2024). Both are action movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Excessive Force | The Avenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.9/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 21m |
| Genres | Action | Action, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Jon Hess | Simon Philips |
| Main cast | W. Earl Brown, Lance Henriksen, Tony Todd, James Earl Jones, Danny Epper | Mark Harris, Honor Kneafsey, Deji LaRay, Anna Nightingale |
Synopsis
Excessive Force
Chicago policeman Terry McCain is determined to put away mobster Sal DiMarco, who always gets acquitted on technicalities. While monitoring a drug sale, a shootout ensues, and one of Terry's fellow officers gets away with $3 million of Sal's money. Suspecting Terry took the cash, the mobster sends his men to kill Terry's brother, Dylan, and partner, Frankie Hawkins. Furious, Terry sets out to take his revenge by any means necessary.
The Avenger
A bereaved family is targeted by a sex trafficking ring during a trip to California.
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