Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- pulpy
- brutal
- action movie night
- wartime thriller night
What critics said
Critics regarded it as a tightly staged, well-paced, entertaining wartime action film that deliberately channels spaghetti western conventions, while finding its story predictable.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film unfolds in rural Germany during the final days of World War II while using gunfighter archetypes, standoffs, and pulp violence associated with spaghetti westerns.
An SS troop searches for Jewish gold while other characters become entangled in the hunt.
The film foregrounds choreographed gunfights, ambushes, soldiers on the run, and heightened action in its World War II setting.
The story places German civilians and deserter Heinrich in opposition to SS authority and wartime brutality.
Films like Blood & Gold, and why
Inglourious Basterds
shares a spaghetti western framework, morally charged violence, and a stylized wartime setting
Overlord
combines World War II action, exploitation sensibility, and heightened revenge-driven gunfights
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
uses western conventions, treasure-driven conflict, and brutal ensemble action in a historical setting
The Dirty Dozen
blends wartime desperation, treasure hunting, and pulpy action with a morally divided ensemble
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Thorwarth
- Release Date
- 2023-04-21
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (436)
Cast
- Robert Maaser
- Jördis Triebel
- Marie Hacke
- Alexander Scheer
- Roy McCrerey
- Stephan Grossmann
- Florian Schmidtke
- Juri Senft
- Simon Rupp
- Tomas Karel
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Blood & Gold about?
- A deserter races across collapsing Nazi Germany to find his daughter while SS soldiers tear a village apart searching for hidden Jewish gold.
- What is Blood & Gold like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blood & Gold as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Blood & Gold violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Blood & Gold as graphic.
- What did critics think of Blood & Gold?
- Critics regarded it as a tightly staged, well-paced, entertaining wartime action film that deliberately channels spaghetti western conventions, while finding its story predictable.
- Which films are like Blood & Gold?
- Films with a similar feel include Inglourious Basterds, Overlord, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and The Dirty Dozen.
- How long is Blood & Gold?
- Blood & Gold runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Blood & Gold?
- In United States, Blood & Gold streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
