All five films in the series starring charles bronson as a vigilante out for revenge.in 'death wish' 1974 mild mannered new york architect paul kersey bronson takes the law into his own hands after his wife is murdered and his daughter raped by a gang of thugs'. '.strtoupper('j')eff goldblum makes his big screen debut as one of the unfortunate muggers.in 'death wish 2' 1981, after the suicide of his daughter in response to another violent attack, kersey returns to the streets to deal out revenge to her assailants on a one by one basis.'death wish 3' 1985 sees kersey, still distraught at the loss of his family, take his rage out on street gangs with weapons including sub machine guns and missile launchers.in 'death wish 4 the crackdown' 1987 the death of his girlfriend's daughter from an overdose makes kersey determined to wipe out l.a.'s drug dealers.finally, in 'death wish 5 the face of death' 1993 the harassment of kersey's girlfriend livia lesley anne down by her ex husband, o'shea michael parks, a mafia boss using her business to launder money, forces kersey back towards the gun cupboard one final time.