Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- gritty
- tense
- bleak
- action movie night
- revenge thriller marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Anthony Stowe is a heroin-addicted detective whose drug deal, physical collapse, and recovery define his crisis.
Stowe seeks to make amends with his kidnapped wife while taking revenge on the assailant who nearly killed him.
Stowe is a down-and-out detective implicated in a drug deal involving murdered officers, missing money, drugs, and surveillance tapes.
After being severely wounded, Stowe enters a coma and emerges with renewed determination to live and confront his enemies.
Films like Until Death, and why
Out of the Furnace
gritty action crime, damaged detective protagonist, and personal revenge arc
The Last Castle
hard-edged crime thriller focused on a compromised lawman seeking redemption
Payback
violent revenge narrative with a physically and morally battered protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Simon Fellows
- Release Date
- 2007-01-19
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (244)
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Selina Giles
- Stephen Rea
- William Ash
- Stephen Lord
- Gary Beadle
- C. Gerod Harris
- Wes Robinson
- Mark Dymond
- Buffy Davis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Until Death about?
- A heroin-addicted detective survives a near-fatal shooting and fights through betrayal, kidnapping, and criminal corruption to reclaim his life.
- What is Until Death like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Until Death as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Until Death violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Until Death as brutal.
- Which films are like Until Death?
- Films with a similar feel include Out of the Furnace, The Last Castle, and Payback.
- How long is Until Death?
- Until Death runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Until Death?
- In United States, Until Death streams on fuboTV.
