Seeking Justice

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  • Opened March 16, 2012 (Limited)
  • 1 hr 45 min
  • R | Brief Sexuality, Violence and Language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • This action-packed thriller stars Nicolas Cage as Will Gerard, a happily married family man whose quiet life is turned upside-down when his wife, Laura (January Jones), is brutally attacked one night while leaving work. At the hospital, waiting for news about his wife’s condition, Will is approached by Simon, (Guy Pearce) who proposes an intriguing offer: Simon will arrange to have a complete stranger exact vengeance on Laura’s attacker, in exchange for a favor from Will in the near future. Distraught and grief-stricken, Will consents to the deal, unwittingly pulling himself into a dangerous underground vigilante operation. While continuing to protect his wife from the truth, he quickly discovers that his quest for justice could lead to frightening and deadly consequences. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Jennifer Carpenter
  • Director: Roger Donaldson
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Suspense/Thriller

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Seeking Justice well justified

by popcorngodfather

Was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it espeially given the recent flops that Nicholas Cage has been in. Lots of twists and turns and surprises kept me guessing and totally interested...

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Roger Ebert is wrong!

by Susan Brown

I usually agree with Mr. Ebert, but he got it wrong. This was a very entertaining movie that kept you guessing. Of course it wasn't believable. That isn't necessary. Sometimes the critics need to...

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Interesting and Quite Plausible

by mlwilson514

I enjoyed the movie and so did my husband, son and daughter-in-law. In fact we could even relate to the temptation to seek personal justice. I don't know what problems the critics have with the...

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New York Observer
| Rex Reed

Seeking Justice is an intense thriller so full of shocks it keeps you wired from start to finish. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

The movie is never dull, though, and Cage acts every moment as if he means it. As the cult's leader, Guy Pearce, looking deeply creepy with a shaved head, has a cruel playfulness. Read full review

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Miami Herald
| Rene Rodriguez

Eventually, though, Seeking Justice devolves into the usual business of chases and elaborate double-crosses that leave behind all vestiges of realism for the sake of popcorn thrills. Read full review

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ReelViews
| James Berardinelli

Ultimately, as things develop, this becomes less about revenge than it does about escaping a set-up. A successful production of this sort needs to constantly elevate the stakes as it builds suspense. Seeking Justice fails and that failure makes it a dubious movie-going choice best suited to the low expectations of a video release. Read full review

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Jennifer Carpenter and January Jones as Laura Gerard in ``Seeking Justice.''