Bruiser

Feb 13, 2000

1h 36m

★ 5.5

Meet the new face of terror.

Overview

After years of being browbeaten and walked on, a man wakes one day wearing an expressionless mask, fitted with a personality that enables him to take revenge.

Genres

Thriller

Horror

Mystery

Production Companies

Romero-Grunwald Productions

Barenholtz Production

StudioCanal

Bruiser Trailers

Cast

Henry Creedlow

Jason Flemyng

Milo Styles

Peter Stormare

Rosemary Newley

Leslie Hope

Janine Creedlow

Nina Garbiras

James Larson

Andrew Tarbet

Det. McCleary

Tom Atkins

Det. Rakowski

Jonathan Higgins

Tom Burtram

Jeff Monahan

Number Nine

Marie V. Cruz

Mariah Breed

Tamsin Kelsey

Birdcage Partygoer

Christine Forrest

Male Executive

Chris Gillett

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7.2

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