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Cast & Crew

Brian Helgeland
Director
Paul Abascal
Director
Jeff Imada
As Chow's Bodyguard
Kris Kristofferson
As Bronson
Mel Gibson
As Porter
James Coburn
As Justin Fairfax
Lucy Liu
As Pearl
David Paymer
As Arthur Stegman

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A career thief, Porter (Mel Gibson), is betrayed by his wife Lynn (Deborah Kara Unger) and partner Val Resnick (Gregg Henry) during a heist. Shot and left for dead, Porter survives and seeks payback against those who wronged him. He tracks down Val, who has joined a powerful criminal organization, and kills him. However, this sets off a chain reaction of retaliation from the organization and the police, who are also corrupt. With the help of Rosie (Maria Bello), a high-class escort and former associate of Val's, Porter must fight his way through the criminal underworld to clear his name and get back what's rightfully his.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Payback include Infernal Affairs, The Crow, Dead Presidents, Cellular, Set It Off, Mercury Rising.

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Payback was released in theaters on February 5, 1999.