The Exterminator (1980)
"In war, you have to kill to stay alive... On the streets of New York, it's often the same."
ThumbScore
👍 67%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 38%
(RT: 38%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Robert Ginty as John Eastland
Tony DiBenedetto as Chicken Pimp
Dick Boccelli as Gino Pontivini
Patrick Farrelly as CIA Agent Shaw
Michele Harrell as Maria Jefferson
Is The Exterminator good?
It's divisive. 67% audience score, estimated from 159 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 38%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone. Wikipedia ↗
