Underplayed Gems

The Fourth Angel (2001)

The Fourth Angel poster
Directed by
John Irvin
Genre
drama film, action film, thriller film
Country
United Kingdom, Canada
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 70 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man's family is caught in a terrorist attack on a plane. He becomes determined to find those responsible and take matters into his own hands.

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What happens

The Fourth Angel is a 2001 British-Canadian thriller film directed by John Irvin and starring Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker, Jason Priestley and Charlotte Rampling. It was written by Allan Scott, from a homonymous novel by Robin Neillands (writing under the name Robin Hunter). Irons portrays a man who seeks justice after a terrorist attack on the plane in which his family was travelling. The film takes its title from Revelation 16:8: "The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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