Payback
“Get ready to root for the bad guy.”
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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Cast
25 people
Mel Gibson
Porter
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Gregg Henry
Val Resnick
Known for
The Following
Slither
Maria Bello
Rosie
Known for
Prisoners
NCIS
David Paymer
Arthur Stegman
Known for
Drag Me to Hell
Good American Family
Bill Duke
Det. Hicks
Known for
Predator
Black Lightning
Deborah Kara Unger
Mrs. Lynn Porter
Known for
The Game
Silent Hill
John Glover
Phil
Known for
Smallville
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
William Devane
Carter
Known for
24
Marathon Man
Lucy Liu
Pearl
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Elementary
Kris Kristofferson
Bronson
Known for
Blade II
The Jacket
Jack Conley
Det. Leary
Known for
Fast & Furious
The Purge: Anarchy
Mark Alfa
Johnny's Friend #2
Also in
Andy Barker, P.I.
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Brian Helgeland Director · Terry Hayes Screenplay Donald E. Westlake Author
Worldwide gross $162M · Budget $90M · United States release February 5, 1999
Box office
Budget
$90,000,000
Worldwide gross
$161,626,121
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Icon Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · February 5, 1999
Theatrical
United States · February 5, 1999
Theatrical
United States · April 10, 2007
Physical · Director's Cut
Argentina
March 25, 1999 · Theatrical
Australia
March 4, 1999 · Theatrical
Austria
March 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 17, 1999 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 27, 1999 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 16, 1999 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 16, 1999 · Theatrical
Finland
March 26, 1999 · Theatrical
France
March 31, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
March 11, 1999 · Theatrical
Greece
March 28, 1999 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 11, 1999 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 22, 1999 · Theatrical
Iceland
March 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Indonesia
April 3, 1999 · Theatrical · Jakarta
Ireland
March 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Israel
March 11, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
February 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Japan
May 15, 1999 · Theatrical
Kuwait
March 24, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 4, 1999 · Theatrical
New Zealand
February 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Norway
March 5, 1999 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 9, 1999 · Theatrical
Poland
July 16, 1999 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 5, 1999 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Slovakia
May 6, 1999 · Theatrical · English
December 22, 2001 · TV · Slovak · Markíza
South Korea
March 27, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
March 5, 1999 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 12, 1999 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 3, 1999 · Theatrical
Thailand
March 12, 1999 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 19, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 26, 1999 · Theatrical
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