After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
Death Wish has generally received positive reviews.
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Death Wish was released in 1974 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 546 reviews, giving Death Wish (1974) an average rating of 63%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 76%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 63%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Death Wish than critics were.
With a score of 63%, Death Wish is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1974, which stands at 60%.
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