Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- grotesque
- frantic
- cult movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the anthology an abrasive, uneven imitation of Tarantino-style crime cinema whose comic violence and politically incorrect humor overwhelmed its storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The stories center on meth users, white supremacists, kidnappings, and an Elvis impersonator while embracing comic violence and politically incorrect b-movie excess.
Multiple crime tales unfold around a pawn shop, including plots involving Raw Dog, a kidnapped wife, and an Elvis impersonator.
The film follows separate characters and situations connected through the pawn-shop setting and crime-driven events.
Meth addiction, white supremacy, kidnapping, and violent misbehavior are presented through blackly comic tall tales.
Films like Pawn Shop Chronicles, and why
Pulp Fiction
shared anthology structure, comic violence, crime storytelling, and irreverent pulp tone
Fargo
shared interlocking crime vignettes, black humor, stylized violence, and morally compromised characters
Killer Joe
shared southern setting, eccentric criminals, comic brutality, and exploitation-film energy
The Boondock Saints
shared episodic crime structure, grotesque humor, and deliberately abrasive genre pastiche
Movie Details
- Director
- Wayne Kramer
- Release Date
- 2013-07-12
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (269)
Cast
- Paul Walker
- Elijah Wood
- Norman Reedus
- Brendan Fraser
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Pell James
- Thomas Jane
- Lukas Haas
- Chi McBride
- Kevin Rankin
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 Pawn Shop Chronicles about?
- A lurid southern crime anthology turns a pawn shop into a crossroads for meth-fueled criminals, kidnappers, and an Elvis impersonator.
- What is Pawn Shop Chronicles like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pawn Shop Chronicles as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Pawn Shop Chronicles violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Pawn Shop Chronicles as graphic.
- What did critics think of Pawn Shop Chronicles?
- Critics generally found the anthology an abrasive, uneven imitation of Tarantino-style crime cinema whose comic violence and politically incorrect humor overwhelmed its storytelling.
- Which films are like Pawn Shop Chronicles?
- Films with a similar feel include Pulp Fiction, Fargo, Killer Joe, and The Boondock Saints.
- How long is Pawn Shop Chronicles?
- Pawn Shop Chronicles runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Pawn Shop Chronicles?
- In United States, Pawn Shop Chronicles streams on Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
