Payback

Film - 1999 - Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama

The story

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

Directed by

Brian Helgeland

Starring

Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer, Bill Duke, Deborah Kara Unger

Where to watch

netflix

Ratings

IMDb 7 out of 10

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Film · 1999 · Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama

Payback

79% match1h 40mMA 15+
Netflix
Why TasteFeed picked this for you

Payback hits the based on novel or book and new york city thread running through your loves.

✦ Based on novel or book · New york city
The story

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

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IMDb
7 / 10
155k votes
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56%
Tomatometer
TMDB
6.8 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreAction & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Runtime1h 40m
RatedMA 15+
Release1999-02-05
Where to watch
Netflix
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