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Vanquish

Vanquish

2021
Action Adventure Thriller
96 min R USA
5.248 / 10
3 IMDB

Victoria is a young mother trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon forces Victoria to do his bidding…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director George Gallo
Starring
Ruby Rose / Morgan Freeman / Patrick Muldoon / Julie Lott Gallo / Ekaterina Baker / Nick Vallelonga / Joel Michaely / Miles Doleac

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

tense violent maternal gritty predictable action-packed thrilling functional grim underutilised desperate

Reviews

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Isabelle Moreau
Mar 29, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

The premise of 'Vanquish' is its strongest asset: a mother pushed to her absolute limit. Ruby Rose channels a certain toughness as Victoria, a former operative coerced back into action by the menacing Damon, played by Morgan Freeman.…

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Arthur Pendelton
Mar 29, 2026
1.5 / 5
1.5

Vanquish presents a rather grim scenario where a mother's past catches up with her in the most brutal fashion. Ruby Rose takes on the challenging role of Victoria, a woman forced back into a life of crime to…

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Genevieve Dubois
Mar 29, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

For fans of straightforward, no-nonsense action cinema, Vanquish might hit the spot. The film plunges its protagonist, Victoria (Ruby Rose), into a desperate race against time, armed with a motorcycle and a fierce maternal instinct. The plot, involving…

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Marcus Thorne
Mar 29, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

This is a film that certainly tries to deliver on its action promise, throwing Ruby Rose into a whirlwind of gunfights and vehicular pursuits. The central conceit, a mother's desperate fight for her child, is a strong motivator,…

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Eleanor Vance
Mar 29, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

Vanquish offers a familiar premise: a mother forced into a dangerous game to protect her child. Ruby Rose anchors the film as Victoria, a former courier navigating a gauntlet of gangsters. The action sequences, particularly those involving motorcycles,…

FAQs

The film depicts Victoria transitioning back into a life of action out of necessity, driven by the threat to her daughter. Her past as a Russian drug courier provides the skillset for her current predicament. The narrative suggests she must utilise her existing 'guns, guts and a motorcycle' to combat the gangsters, highlighting a forced return to violence.