Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- urgent
- paranoid
- cerebral
- action movie night
- airport viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a hurried, convoluted, and underwhelming continuation of the Robert Langdon franchise despite its brisk international chase.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Robert Langdon follows clues connected to Dante through European artworks, churches, and landmarks.
The central threat involves a virus intended to reshape human population through mass death.
Langdon wakes in an Italian hospital without key memories and must reconstruct what happened while being pursued.
The chase moves across Italy and Europe, using churches, museums, and historic architecture as both scenery and plot machinery.
Films like Inferno, and why
the da vinci code
international conspiracy thriller driven by historical clues, religious symbolism, and a scholarly protagonist
angels & demons
fast-paced european mystery thriller featuring coded puzzles, secret organizations, and global stakes
the bourne identity
globetrotting action mystery with an amnesiac protagonist, conspiratorial pursuit, and escalating biological danger
national treasure
archaeological and historical clue-solving adventure with rapid international movement and high-stakes pursuit
Movie Details
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Release Date
- 2016-10-13
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (6798)
Cast
- Tom Hanks
- Felicity Jones
- Omar Sy
- Irrfan Khan
- Sidse Babett Knudsen
- Ben Foster
- Ana Ularu
- Ida Darvish
- Paolo Antonio Simioni
- Alessandro Grimaldi
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- 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 Inferno about?
- A memory-impaired symbologist races through Europe with a doctor to decode Dante-linked clues and prevent a devastating viral catastrophe.
- What is Inferno like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Inferno as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Inferno violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Inferno as mild.
- What did critics think of Inferno?
- Critics broadly found the film a hurried, convoluted, and underwhelming continuation of the Robert Langdon franchise despite its brisk international chase.
- Which films are like Inferno?
- Films with a similar feel include the da vinci code, angels & demons, the bourne identity, and national treasure.
- How long is Inferno?
- Inferno runs 122 minutes.
- Where can I watch Inferno?
- In United States, Inferno streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
