在这部惩罚者动作/犯罪/剧情片中,杜夫·龙格尔饰演神出鬼没的正义使者，为了替家人报仇，于五年内单枪匹马干掉一百二十五名黑帮分子，导致法兰哥家族群龙无首。于是帮会邀请在当年下令杀害警察凯索一家而仓惶走避他乡的法兰哥再度出山重振黑帮声威，警方则派出警探伯克维兹追捕正义使者。他怀疑此人就是他以前的警察搭档凯索，在女警莎曼协助下发现惊人内幕。
Based on the Marvel Comic, Dolph Lundgren is Frank Castle an ex-cop who lives in the sewers and acts as judge, jury, and executioner to the city's criminals in retaliation for the unpunished murders of his wife and kids. Frank's ex-partner Jake (Louis Gossett Jr.) finally catches up with the vigilante as he tries to stop the Japanese mob, which is trying to take over the city's mafia operation.
