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Steven Seagal, William Forsythe, Jerry Orbach, Jo Champa, Shareen J. Mitchell ... see more see more... , Sal Richards , Gina Gershon , Jay Acovone , Pamela Baker , John Toles-Bey , Dominic Chianese , Carl Ciarfalio , Nicky Corello , Raymond Cruz , Anthony De Sando , Nick Dimitri , Thomas F. Duffy , Jorge Gil , Robert La Sardo , Joe Lala , John Leguizamo , Vera Lockwood , Julianna Margulies , Craig Pinkard , Larry Romano , Gianni Russo , Joe Spataro , Julie Strain , Jerry Strivelli , Shannon Whirry , Diane Peterson , Sue Swan , Charles Guardino

Steven Seagal plays a good if troubled man living in a corrupt world (sound familiar yet?) in this action drama. Gino Felino (Seagal) is a cop who grew up in a tough Brooklyn neighborhood, and while m... read more read more...any of his old friends now live on the other side of the law, he retains a fierce loyalty to the community. When his partner, a friend since childhood, is murdered -- in broad daylight, and in clear view of his wife and children -- Gino is assigned to investigate, and he soon learns that the shooter was Richie Madano (William Forsythe), his life-long nemesis and now a low-level wise guy with an addiction to crack. Gino swings into action to bring Richie to justice, though he discovers that he's not the first in line -- the Don who oversees Richie's crew is appalled by this crime, and Gino has to bring Richie in before the Mafia can put a bullet in his head. Out for Justice also features Jerry Orbach, Jo Champa, and Gina Gershon; keep an eye peeled for John Leguizamo and Julianna Margulies in small roles. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: May 18, 1999

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  • May 22, 2010
    Seagal's accent will give you nightmares, but the violence was a thing of beauty. The bar scene deserves a monument.
  • April 20, 2008
    Typical Seagal early-90's movie with veteran actor John Forsythe as the bad guy this time and Gina Gershon and the late Jerry Orbach bringing up the rear in co-starring roles. this one is right up there with his best movies.
  • November 27, 2006
    I remember Forsythe being very entertaining but Seagal needs to go away.
  • November 15, 2006
    Steven Seagal hunts his criminal enemy like hell.
  • June 27, 2009
    I cant believe the gems i find at wal-mart lately. I found this on blu ray for 14.99 and i had to have it! Definatly my favorite of Seagal's career. Great performance by William Forsythe, I simply love it when he plays a bad guy if you will. If you ever get chance to see the mov... read moreie Stone Cold which is an older one that i cant seem to find on dvd, by all means do it revolves around an undercover officer going undercover in a motorcycle gang called the brotherhood. William Forsythe is the villain in that one as well. Well i just need to find Under Siege and Marked For Death on blu ray and then my Seagal collection will be complete.
  • June 27, 2008
    Segal proves his worth as one bad mutha you dont wanna mess with...skilled in hand to hand combat...this series is cliched and formula to the T, but still fun and entertaining..just don't think too deeply
  • June 17, 2008
    Just one of those typical Segal movies where there's a bunch of bad guys that have done something bad so that Steve can go kick some ass and talk about how bad he had it growing up whilst doing the "steven segal pose".Not that there's anything wrong with that.
  • June 17, 2011
    Pure action. One of the best Seagal action scenes is the one in the pool hall 'anybody seen Bobby Lupo?'
  • February 6, 2010
    Seagal does the usual, meaning killing 30 plus guys by way of fists, guns, swords, and his ponytail. As usual, he is a cop seeking revenge for his fallen partner. It's a shame that movies aren't made like this anymore.
  • August 2, 2009
    wow steven seagal is some kick-ass with william forsythe's character role villian. best fight/gun-fight with seagal's character in bar & the his apartment. steven seagal is the MAN!

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Variety Staff
April 15, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety

Out for Justice harbors an incredibly simple vengeance plot loaded with enough macho sadism to satiate the action genre's bloodthirsty fans. Full Review

Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

As a courtesy to his many fans, the ponytailed action hero Steven Seagal not only attacks sleaze but also goes out of his way to examine it. Full Review

Richard Harrington
January 1, 2000
Richard Harrington, Washington Post

This is Old Jack City, a place where better actors and directors have taken us frequently in the last year. This particular trip seems unnecessary. Full Review

April 15, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Out for Justice only real weakness is Seagal himself. Full Review

John J. Puccio
July 23, 2007
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

If you're into this kind of thing, it works. If you're looking for a good crime flick, Scorsese it's not. Full Review

Chuck O'Leary
March 5, 2006
Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com

One of Seagal's few decent bonecrunchers thanks to good direction by the underrated John Flynn (The Outfit, Rolling Thunder, Best Seller).

Charlotte O'Sullivan
January 26, 2006
Charlotte O'Sullivan, Time Out

If you cut the beatings, you wouldn't be left with much. Full Review

Rob Vaux
August 29, 2005
Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium

Ewww! Stinky...

James Sanford
July 29, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

Seagal's usual shoot-'em-up

Dragan Antulov
October 8, 2001
Dragan Antulov, rec.arts.movies.reviews

Entertaining.

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