# Road House (1989)

> A taciturn professional bouncer wages a bruising one-man war against the corrupt Missouri kingpin determined to keep a notorious nightclub under his control.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5248

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller
- Director: Rowdy Herrington
- Cast: Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara, Marshall R. Teague, Julie Michaels, Red West, Sunshine Parker
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098206/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: violent, sleazy, campy, cult movie night, retro action marathon

## Movies like Road House

- [Blind Fury (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/11571)
- [Next of Kin (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/16507)
- [The Punisher (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/4256)
- [The Born Losers (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/29427)
- [Road House 2: Last Call (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/16786)
- [Cobra (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/5008)
- [Road House (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/233481)
- [Steel Dawn (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/16831)
- [Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/8848)
- [Hard Target (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/1378)

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