Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- harrowing
- tense
- compassionate
- serious film night
- social issue cinema viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a serious, emotionally powerful dramatization of a notorious Rio de Janeiro bus hijacking, strengthened by its performances and social focus.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film connects Sandro's personal history with the bus hijacking and the lives surrounding the crisis.
Sandro's trajectory and the hijacking are framed against abandonment, marginalization, and failed social support.
The central event is a real bus hijacking that becomes a highly visible hostage standoff.
The Rio setting and real-life crime subject are presented through a serious, grounded dramatic register.
Films like Last Stop 174, and why
City of God
socially grounded crime drama centered on urban poverty and institutional failure
Elite Squad
Brazilian crime drama using marginalized lives to examine violence and inequality
Dog Day Afternoon
real-life crime drama focused on a tense hostage crisis and media spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Bruno Barreto
- Release Date
- 2008-10-24
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (194)
Cast
- Michel Gomes
- Cris Vianna
- Marcelo Mello Jr.
- Gabriela Luiz
- Anna Cotrim
- Tay Lopez
- Vitor Carvalho
- Jana Guinond
- Rodrigo de Odé
- Ramom Francisco
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Last Stop 174 about?
- A harrowing Brazilian crime drama reconstructs a Rio bus hijacking through the intertwined trauma of its young perpetrator, hostages, and community.
- What is Last Stop 174 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Last Stop 174 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Last Stop 174 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Last Stop 174 as brutal.
- What did critics think of Last Stop 174?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a serious, emotionally powerful dramatization of a notorious Rio de Janeiro bus hijacking, strengthened by its performances and social focus.
- Which films are like Last Stop 174?
- Films with a similar feel include City of God, Elite Squad, and Dog Day Afternoon.
- How long is Last Stop 174?
- Last Stop 174 runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Last Stop 174?
- In United States, Last Stop 174 streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
