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The Punisher (2004)

★ 6.4 · 3,109 ratings on TMDB

There is no justice, there is only revenge.

The Punisher poster★ 6.4

When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.

DirectorJonathan Hensleigh
CastA. Russell Andrews, Ben Foster, Eddie Jemison, James Carpinello, John Travolta, Laura Harring
GenresAction, Crime, Drama
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The Punisher keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same rung, same subject

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Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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