Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- propulsive
- heightened
- action movie night
- crime thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film cleanly plotted and tautly paced but ultimately underwhelming and less entertaining than its premise suggests.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nick Barrow must keep Cate alive while hitmen, criminals, and police close in.
Nick's life insurance policy must become active before its proceeds can support Cate.
Detective Keenan and several hired killers pursue the same father-daughter pair.
Nick and Cate's estrangement is challenged as they run together from violent pursuers.
Films like Term Life, and why
Stolen
shared crime thriller framework, fugitive protagonists, gun violence, and protective family stakes
Taken
shared father daughter relationship, action-driven pursuit, and criminal conspiracy
Running Scared
shared hunted criminal protagonists, escalating hitmen, and brisk crime action
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Billingsley
- Release Date
- 2016-04-29
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (332)
Cast
- Vince Vaughn
- Hailee Steinfeld
- Bill Paxton
- Jonathan Banks
- Mike Epps
- Jordi Mollà
- Shea Whigham
- Jon Favreau
- William Levy
- Taraji P. Henson
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Term Life about?
- A hunted heist planner races to outlive his own insurance policy while protecting the estranged daughter who stands to inherit it.
- What is Term Life like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Term Life as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Term Life violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Term Life as brutal.
- What did critics think of Term Life?
- Critics found the film cleanly plotted and tautly paced but ultimately underwhelming and less entertaining than its premise suggests.
- Which films are like Term Life?
- Films with a similar feel include Stolen, Taken, and Running Scared.
- How long is Term Life?
- Term Life runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Term Life?
- In United States, Term Life is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
