A Score to Settle

"Revenge Is Coming"

2019 1h 43m EN

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5.8

MID

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16%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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4.8

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 541🥫16%Rotten Tomatoes●37Metacritic★4.8IMDB · 7,828

ActionCrimeDramaThriller

Synopsis

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A former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him.

“Revenge Is Coming”

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Cast

Nicolas Cage
Frank
Noah Le Gros
Joey
Karolina Wydra
Simone
Benjamin Bratt
Q
Mohamed Karim
Jimmy
Dave Kenneth MacKinnon
Max
Ian Tracey
Tank
Bailey Coppola
Young Frank

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shawn Ku
Writers: John Newman
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shawn Ku, shot by Mark Dobrescu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chad Galster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Nicolas Cage and Noah Le Gros and Karolina Wydra carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Revenge Is Coming".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3758162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Shawn Ku directs. Mark Dobrescu behind the camera. Chad Galster cuts. Produced in Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Directed by Shawn Ku, shot by Mark Dobrescu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Chad Galster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nicolas Cage and Noah Le Gros and Karolina Wydra carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Revenge Is Coming".
7IMDB entry: tt3758162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mark Dobrescu
Editing: Chad Galster
Production design: Kathy McCoy
Costume design: Maxyne Baker
Makeup / hair: Dylan Raine
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: A Score to Settle (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes: 16% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 37/100
IMDB rating: 4.8/10 · 7,828 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

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Gimly2020-07-26
★ 5/10
Now this was pretty bad, but I was prepared for way worse. Honestly if we could have increased the factor of crime a little, and decreased the factor of truly terrible music a lot, A Score to Settle might have full-on crossed the line into being actually good. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
r96sk2024-11-20
★ 5/10
That poster makes it look way more crazy that it actually is, I gotta say. <em>'A Score to Settle'</em> isn't one I'd personally recommend. It does attempt to portray some interesting things with the lead character, though all in all it is quite meekly done and doesn't quite come out right; in my opinion, of course. Nicolas Cage is at least a good screen presence, naturally. He is the only plus point I have for this film. The rest of the cast aren't the best, they are all rather disappointing in fact - no-one behind Cage sticks in my memory. The biggest negative I have for this movie, though, is the lack of entertainment. For an "action thriller" built on a revenge storyline, barely anything happens until the very end - and even then, it's quite underwhelming. There are far better productions from this genre and from this lead actor out there, no doubt about it.