The Punisher (1989)

Vengeance hits the streets in The Punisher, the gritty 1989 action adaptation inspired by the Marvel comic.

Once a police officer, Frank Castle has abandoned the life he knew after the unpunished murders of his wife and children. Now operating from beneath the city, he wages a relentless one-man war against its criminal underworld, acting as judge, jury, and executioner.

As Castle’s campaign grows more violent, his former partner is drawn into the hunt to stop him. What follows is a dark clash between justice and revenge, driven by a vigilante who has nothing left to lose.

This DVD is a solid shelf pick for collectors of vintage comic-book movies, hard-edged vigilante stories, and late-1980s action cinema.