Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- irreverent
- darkly comic
- kinetic
- late night movie
- cult film night
What critics said
Available reception suggests a brisk, visually assured dark comedy whose simple crime story is elevated by energetic pacing, strong cast chemistry, and its east-west setting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The four inexperienced robbers are swept through increasingly chaotic encounters with hit men, corrupt cops, smugglers, and other criminals.
The first-time robbery strands John, Ben, Tim, and Michael in Eastern Europe and drives their attempt to get home.
British robbers confront Lithuanian and broader Eastern European criminal worlds, with dialogue moving between English and local languages.
The film is built around fast-moving misadventures, gangster confrontations, and action-oriented set pieces across Lithuania.
Films like Redirected, and why
In Bruges
shares a botched criminal scheme, escalating criminal chaos, dark comedy, and brisk ensemble action
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
combines mismatched criminals, violent farce, regional gangster culture, and irreverent humor
Snatch
features a chaotic crime caper, shifting alliances, criminal underworld characters, and kinetic comic violence
The Guard
shares an international fish-out-of-water crime adventure with abrasive humor and escalating misadventures
Movie Details
- Director
- Emilis Vėlyvis
- Release Date
- 2014-01-10
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (428)
Cast
- Vinnie Jones
- Scot Williams
- Gil Darnell
- Vytautas Šapranauskas
- Aurimas Meliešius
- Oliver Jackson
- Anthony Strachan
- Andrius Žiurauskas
- Artur Smolyaninov
- Andrius Paulavičius
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Redirected about?
- Four inexperienced robbers cross a chaotic Eastern European underworld in a violent, irreverent quest to make it home together.
- What is Redirected like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Redirected as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Redirected violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Redirected as brutal.
- What did critics think of Redirected?
- Available reception suggests a brisk, visually assured dark comedy whose simple crime story is elevated by energetic pacing, strong cast chemistry, and its east-west setting.
- Which films are like Redirected?
- Films with a similar feel include In Bruges, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, and The Guard.
- How long is Redirected?
- Redirected runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Redirected?
- In United States, Redirected is available to rent or buy from Fandango At Home.
