

A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
Acting
Foster's trembling fury—Oscar-nominated for a reason.
Direction
Neil Jordan makes NYC feel like a fever you can't sweat out.
Score
Dario Marianelli's strings will haunt your nervous system.

Director
Neil Jordan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Foster developed the project for years, originally intended for a male lead before flipping the script on vigilante tropes.
Sandwiched between 'Death Wish' homage and 'Kill Bill' era, this awkwardly anticipated the 2010s 'female revenge' boom—just ask 'Promising Young Woman.'