Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- sardonic
- volatile
- tense
- dark movie night
- crime double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as an uneven crime comedy whose talented cast and dark premise were not matched by consistently sharp execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vince’s ordinary life is overturned by the arrival of his old family and their unresolved criminal entanglements.
The long-awaited reunion combines domestic awkwardness with mob danger and a bloodbath.
The film places hitmen, home invasion, and mob-family conflict alongside its comedy framing.
The plot’s home-invasion premise turns familiar domestic space into a site of criminal confrontation.
Films like Riff Raff, and why
The Family
darkly comic crime-family conflict, aging criminals, and sudden violence
The War with Grandpa
crime comedy blending mob violence, family dysfunction, and sardonic humor
The Ice Harvest
ensemble crime farce with eccentric criminals and volatile domestic situations
Grosse Pointe Blank
bleakly comic hitman narrative centered on criminal pasts colliding with ordinary life
Movie Details
- Director
- Dito Montiel
- Release Date
- 2025-02-27
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (138)
Cast
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Ed Harris
- Gabrielle Union
- Miles J. Harvey
- Emanuela Postacchini
- Lewis Pullman
- Bill Murray
- Pete Davidson
- Michael Angelo Covino
- Julius Sampson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Riff Raff about?
- A retired assassin’s quiet domestic life erupts into a darkly comic, blood-soaked reunion with the criminal family he left behind.
- What is Riff Raff like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Riff Raff as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Riff Raff violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Riff Raff as graphic.
- What did critics think of Riff Raff?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as an uneven crime comedy whose talented cast and dark premise were not matched by consistently sharp execution.
- Which films are like Riff Raff?
- Films with a similar feel include The Family, The War with Grandpa, The Ice Harvest, and Grosse Pointe Blank.
- How long is Riff Raff?
- Riff Raff runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Riff Raff?
- In United States, Riff Raff streams on Hulu.
