Overview
A gripping exploration of identity and desire unfolds in the shadows of a subway car.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- claustrophobic
- paranoid
- late night viewing
- focused solo viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Clay is drawn into a sexually charged encounter with a mysterious white woman while confronting his identity crisis.
The central cat-and-mouse encounter unfolds aboard a subway during a single unsettling night.
Clay is haunted by both his crumbling marriage and a profound identity crisis.
Lula draws Clay into a sexualized game of psychological manipulation and confrontation.
Films like The Dutchman, and why
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
shared psychosexual power games, intimate dramatic pressure, and destructive interpersonal conflict
Passing
shared themes of racial identity, concealed selfhood, and tense interracial social dynamics
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
shared marital disintegration, psychological confrontation, and escalating emotional cruelty
Movie Details
- Director
- Andre Gaines
- Release Date
- 2026-01-02
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (59)
Cast
- André Holland
- Kate Mara
- Zazie Beetz
- Stephen McKinley Henderson
- Aldis Hodge
- Lauren E. Banks
- Tracy Wilder
- Lenny Platt
- Benjamin Thys
- Shonica Gooden
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- 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 The Dutchman about?
- A troubled Black businessman enters a volatile subway encounter where erotic fascination exposes the fault lines of race, marriage, and identity.
- What is The Dutchman like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Dutchman as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Dutchman violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Dutchman as mild.
- Which films are like The Dutchman?
- Films with a similar feel include The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Passing, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
- How long is The Dutchman?
- The Dutchman runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Dutchman?
- In United States, The Dutchman streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel.
