Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- tense
- sardonic
- crime movie night
- action thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a conventional crime thriller whose atmosphere, narration, and colorful performances provide its main pleasures.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation and criminal conflict unfold around Baton Rouge, swamps, bayous, and a powerful southern syndicate.
Detective Bud Carter pressures contract killer Jesse Weiland into becoming an informant, then joins forces with him after the syndicate targets them both.
Willem Dafoe provides opening and closing narration as Bud Carter, creating a retrospective frame around the crime story.
The crime boss is presented through flamboyant details including a Cajun accent, cane, clay-pigeon shooting, and an imposing southern mansion.
Films like Bad Country, and why
The Departed
shared crime drama, corrupt institutions, morally compromised law enforcement, and southern atmosphere
Donnie Brasco
shared police informant premise, organized crime investigation, tense betrayal, and hard-edged action
Out of the Furnace
shared southern crime setting, violent criminal networks, law enforcement pressure, and bleak atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Chris Brinker
- Release Date
- 2014-09-26
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (220)
Cast
- Matt Dillon
- Willem Dafoe
- Neal McDonough
- Amy Smart
- Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
- Don Yesso
- Kevin Chapman
- Bill Duke
- Tom Berenger
- Christopher Denham
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 Bad Country about?
- A Baton Rouge detective and a captured contract killer become uneasy partners when a southern crime syndicate marks them both for death.
- What is Bad Country like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bad Country as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Bad Country violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Bad Country as graphic.
- What did critics think of Bad Country?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a conventional crime thriller whose atmosphere, narration, and colorful performances provide its main pleasures.
- Which films are like Bad Country?
- Films with a similar feel include The Departed, Donnie Brasco, and Out of the Furnace.
- How long is Bad Country?
- Bad Country runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bad Country?
- In United States, Bad Country streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
