Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- propulsive
- hard-edged
- bleak
- action movie night
- crime thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found Jason Statham and Ben Foster enjoyable in a straightforward action thriller, but considered the remake superficial and burdened by repetitive violence and genre clichés.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Arthur Bishop is defined by clean, emotionally detached assassinations, but Harry's murder makes revenge personal.
Bishop accepts Harry's son Steve as an impulsive student and teaches him the methods of contract killing.
Bishop's assignments emphasize preparation, disguises, staged accidents, and controlled execution.
The revenge investigation reveals deceptions in which hired fixers and assassins become targets themselves.
Films like The Mechanic, and why
The Bourne Identity
shares the professional assassin protagonist, terse action style, criminal underworld, and revenge-driven plot
The Professional
shares the mentor student assassin dynamic, methodical hitman premise, and morally detached action thriller tone
John Wick
shares the sleek hitman mythology, stylized violence, and revenge-focused criminal conspiracy
Movie Details
- Director
- Simon West
- Release Date
- 2011-01-13
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (3728)
Cast
- Jason Statham
- Ben Foster
- Donald Sutherland
- Mini Anden
- Tony Goldwyn
- Christa Campbell
- Katarzyna Wolejnio
- Jeff Chase
- Eddie J. Fernandez
- John McConnell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ 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 The Mechanic about?
- A disciplined contract killer abandons emotional distance to train his murdered mentor’s volatile son while hunting the people responsible.
- What is The Mechanic like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Mechanic as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Mechanic violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Mechanic as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Mechanic?
- Critics generally found Jason Statham and Ben Foster enjoyable in a straightforward action thriller, but considered the remake superficial and burdened by repetitive violence and genre clichés.
- Which films are like The Mechanic?
- Films with a similar feel include The Bourne Identity, The Professional, and John Wick.
- How long is The Mechanic?
- The Mechanic runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Mechanic?
- In United States, The Mechanic streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel.
