Joshua Tree
A framed ex-racer turns a prison escape and stolen-car flight into a furious campaign to outrun corrupt justice.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- propulsive
- muscular
- tense
- action movie night
- 1990s nostalgia night
What critics said
Critics found the film proficient and energetic in its pursuit sequences and martial-arts action, while considering its length and thin revenge-drama construction significant weaknesses.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Santee is framed for the murder of a highway cop and must escape prison while evading a massive manhunt.
Santee is a former race car driver who transports stolen supercars, and the climax of the pursuit relies on high-speed driving.
Lt. Severance spearheads the manhunt as a tough, obsessive detective determined to capture Santee.
The film combines Lundgren’s martial-arts-oriented action persona with revenge motives, bullet barrages, and a hard-edged fugitive plot.
Films like Joshua Tree, and why
The Fugitive
high-speed fugitive thriller with a framed protagonist, corrupt law enforcement, desert pursuit, and revenge-driven action
逃亡者
muscular 1990s action spectacle combining prison escape, a manhunt, vehicular pursuit, and a wrongly accused hero
U.S. Marshals
R-rated revenge thriller built around a relentless chase, hard-edged police pursuit, and an accused outsider seeking justice
Gone in 60 Seconds
vehicle-centered action thriller featuring criminal conspiracies, dangerous pursuit sequences, and a protagonist forced to evade authorities
Movie Details
- Director
- Vic Armstrong
- Release Date
- 1993-04-08
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (186)
Cast
- Dolph Lundgren
- Kristian Alfonso
- George Segal
- Geoffrey Lewis
- Beau Starr
- Michelle Phillips
- Matt Battaglia
- Bert Remsen
- Michael Paul Chan
- Khandi Alexander
Common questions
- What is Joshua Tree about?
- A framed ex-racer turns a prison escape and stolen-car flight into a furious campaign to outrun corrupt justice.
- What is Joshua Tree like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Joshua Tree as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Joshua Tree violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Joshua Tree as graphic.
- What did critics think of Joshua Tree?
- Critics found the film proficient and energetic in its pursuit sequences and martial-arts action, while considering its length and thin revenge-drama construction significant weaknesses.
- Which films are like Joshua Tree?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fugitive, 逃亡者, U.S. Marshals, and Gone in 60 Seconds.
- How long is Joshua Tree?
- Joshua Tree runs 106 minutes.
