Avenger (2006): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2006, Avenger is an action, thriller and tv movie film directed by Robert Markowitz, running about 92 minutes. “No peace without justice...” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. After his own daughter was killed in Panama in 1994, former CIA agent Calvin Dexter became a private 'specialist' in cases which wouldn't reach justice trough the regular legal channels. Two years later he accepts to find Richard 'Ricky' Edmunds for his pa, influential rich businessman Stephen Edmonds. Ricky for a private Canadian war victims charity in Bosnia and went missing. Dexter discovers Ricky was beaten to pulp and drowned for no other crime then helping street boys from the other side by Zoran Zilic and his Serbian paramilitary 'order'. He offers Steven to 'finish the job' as such war criminals don't go to trial. But deputy CIA director Paul Devereaux cares only for a nuclear arms project he wants to use Zilic for. So CIA troubleshooter Frank McBride is ordered to protect him and handle Dexter.

Who’s in it. Avenger stars Sam Elliott as Calvin Dexter, Timothy Hutton as Frank McBride, James Cromwell as Paul Devereaux and William Hope as Stephen Edmonds, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.7/10, Avenger has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Avenger page.

If you liked it. Fans of Avenger tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.