Paradise City

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Paradise City

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2022

1h 34m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Movie icons and Pulp Fiction costars Bruce Willis and John Travolta face off in this action-packed thriller. When bounty hunter Ian Swan (Willis) is shot and presumed dead after disappearing in Maui waters, Swan's son, Ryan (Blake Jenner), his ex-partner (Stephen Dorff), and a local detective (Praya Lundberg) set out to find his killers. After being threatened by a ruthless power broker (Travolta), it appears Ryan and his team are out of options -- until an excursion to the closely guarded island community of Paradise City unites them with an unforeseen ally.

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

Nov 12, 2022

I’m not sure if what Willis, Travolta, and Dorff do here rises to what you’d call integrity, but all three seem to be enjoying themselves. They slum with style.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Nov 11, 2022

This is TV-cop-show-level stuff, shot in some of Hawaii’s least scenic locations. The stars can’t save it.

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

Nov 10, 2022

[It] sounds like one of those fake movies joked about on “Seinfeld” or “30 Rock.” And yet “Paradise City” is a reality of sorts, albeit an uncomfortable reality.

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

Jul 6, 2026

2/4

On paper, Chuck Russell reuniting...with Travolta and Willis had all the makings of a solid thriller, maybe, just maybe, that was possible back in the '90's. [Full review in Spanish]

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

Feb 5, 2024

6.5/10

Paradise City is a fun and lightweight tale for an evening of Hulu and chill.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Nov 30, 2022

C

Dull cliched thriller.

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W.L. C

@WayneCampbell Feb 9, 2026

High amibition, but low production value makes this one unwatchable.

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Alfie M

@RT72569843 Jun 25, 2025

Paradise City is a movie made 30 years-to-late. It's obvious the poor Bruce Willis is ill here, it's filled with amateur filmmaking, sound design ( like really bad), editing. John Travolta must have been with a common cold because his voice is off (I understand he lost his wife prior and this was his first role back). My only positive is the fake blood, it actually looks brilliant (in the age of shitty digital blood). Dorff, Travolta and even Willis weren't terrible, just the side cast were absolutely garbage. What a huge step down from Nickolas Maggios Mob Land, A film with Travolta which released just after this which is great. Stephen Dorff is also starred, (I am a fan of Dorff).

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 Sep 19, 2024

Formerly prolific direction joins in the turkey platter with formulaic decency, rather balancing in flourished scenery and the amount of efforts made into the narrative resulting in subpar execution. (C+)

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Feb 10, 2024

Wasting 2 legends instead of one does not improve your film.

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Heyguy M

@RT78417122 Nov 26, 2023

Good plot just didnt have any actors (Only two) really acting and the rest of the cast should find another job!

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Sep 24, 2023

Awful plot. Bad acting!

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Movie icons and Pulp Fiction costars Bruce Willis and John Travolta face off in this action-packed thriller. When bounty hunter Ian Swan (Willis) is shot and presumed dead after disappearing in Maui waters, Swan's son, Ryan (Blake Jenner), his ex-partner (Stephen Dorff), and a local detective (Praya Lundberg) set out to find his killers. After being threatened by a ruthless power broker (Travolta), it appears Ryan and his team are out of options -- until an excursion to the closely guarded island community of Paradise City unites them with an unforeseen ally.

Director: Chuck Russell
Screenwriter: Corey Large, Edward Drake, Chuck Russell
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Buffalo 8 Productions, Grandave Capital, Head Gear Films, BondIt Media Capital, Just Bridge Entertainment, The Exchange, LB Entertainment, Arcana Studio, Metrol Technology, 308 Ent, Yale Productions
Rating: R (Violence and Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 11, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 11, 2022
Runtime: 1h 34m

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