Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- tense
- violent
- dark thriller night
- crime movie marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Robinson turns his devastation after Elizabeth's death into a deliberate campaign against Jimmy Dolan.
Dolan uses Elizabeth's lost cellular phone to identify and threaten the couple, while later surveillance and stakeouts shape Robinson's retaliation.
Dolan's criminal operation includes trafficking an undocumented immigrant and links the revenge plot to systematic exploitation.
The Las Vegas desert, roadside construction, surveillance, and exposed safe-house movement create a stark setting for escalating menace.
Films like Dolan's Cadillac, and why
Blue Ruin
revenge-driven crime thriller centered on a grieving protagonist targeting a violent criminal
Death Wish
desert-set vigilante thriller with escalating tension and morally compromised retaliation
The Night Flier
Stephen King adaptation combining supernatural-tinged menace, obsession, and revenge
Movie Details
- Director
- Jeff Beesley
- Release Date
- 2009-07-01
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (166)
Cast
- Christian Slater
- Emmanuelle Vaugier
- Wes Bentley
- Greg Bryk
- Aidan Devine
- Al Sapienza
- Karen LeBlanc
- Cory Generoux
- Vivian Ng
- Patrick Bird
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Dolan's Cadillac about?
- After his wife is murdered for witnessing a trafficking crime, a Las Vegas teacher engineers a dangerous revenge campaign against the ruthless mobster responsible.
- What is Dolan's Cadillac like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dolan's Cadillac as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dolan's Cadillac violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Dolan's Cadillac as graphic.
- Which films are like Dolan's Cadillac?
- Films with a similar feel include Blue Ruin, Death Wish, and The Night Flier.
- How long is Dolan's Cadillac?
- Dolan's Cadillac runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Dolan's Cadillac?
- In United States, Dolan's Cadillac is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies, YouTube.
