# Blood Father (2016)

> A newly sober ex-con must become his estranged teenage daughter’s fiercest protector when a Mexican cartel hunts her across the dusty outskirts of Los Angeles.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/192033

## Facts

- Runtime: 88 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Jean-François Richet
- Cast: Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, William H. Macy, Michael Parks, Thomas Mann, Diego Luna, Dale Dickey, Miguel Sandoval
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3647498/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, tense, propulsive, action movie night, late night thriller viewing

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