Death Wish

An affluent New York City architect leads a comfortable life with his loving wife and daughter. Their peaceful existence is shattered when three thugs break into his home while he's at work. The men assault both his wife and daughter, leaving them for dead. The wife succumbs to her injuries while the daughter survives, traumatized and comatose. Devastated by loss and dissatisfied with the police's inability to find the culprits, he finds himself adrift in a city where crime seems to lurk around every corner. The sense of helplessness and rage at the injustice inflicted upon his family starts to consume him.

On a business trip to Arizona, he encounters a client who introduces him to the idea of personal protection through firearms. The client's perspective and a gift of a revolver plant the seeds of vigilantism in his troubled mind. Returning to New York with a new sense of purpose, he begins to roam the dangerous city streets at night, deliberately placing himself in risky situations. As he starts to confront and retaliate against muggers, his actions spark a controversial debate across the city. He becomes a polarizing figure, hailed by some as a hero taking a stand against crime, while others condemn him as a self-appointed executioner undermining the rule of law.