Galveston
A wounded New Orleans hitman flees a mob ambush with a teenage survivor and her baby sister, pursuing revenge while stumbling toward redemption.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- moody
- bleak
- haunting
- late night viewing
- crime movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film atmospheric and well acted, with Mélanie Laurent's confident direction and a strong cast offsetting an uneven, overly slow crime drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Roy protects Rocky and Tiffany while planning revenge and attempting to escape his life as a mob hitman.
The New Orleans and Galveston settings frame the story with grim criminality, vulnerability, and haunted coastal landscapes.
Roy, Rocky, and baby Tiffany travel together after the ambush, forming an unstable surrogate family on the run.
Critics repeatedly describe the film as moody, pensive, and queasy, with tension built around criminal pursuit and delayed violence.
Films like Galveston, and why
Out of the Furnace
shares a bleak neo-noir crime atmosphere, criminal protagonists, and morally compromised escape narrative
The Drop
shares a slow-burn crime drama approach, wounded outlaw characters, and fatalistic emotional tone
The Place Beyond the Pines
shares a road movie structure, criminal violence, and tense fugitive dynamics
Winter's Bone
shares southern gothic crime, damaged characters, and grim redemption themes
Movie Details
- Director
- Mélanie Laurent
- Release Date
- 2018-10-10
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (563)
Cast
- Ben Foster
- Elle Fanning
- Beau Bridges
- Lili Reinhart
- Adepero Oduye
- Robert Aramayo
- María Valverde
- C.K. McFarland
- Michael Ray Escamilla
- Jeffrey Grover
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 Galveston about?
- A wounded New Orleans hitman flees a mob ambush with a teenage survivor and her baby sister, pursuing revenge while stumbling toward redemption.
- What is Galveston like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Galveston as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Galveston violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Galveston as moderate.
- What did critics think of Galveston?
- Critics broadly found the film atmospheric and well acted, with Mélanie Laurent's confident direction and a strong cast offsetting an uneven, overly slow crime drama.
- Which films are like Galveston?
- Films with a similar feel include Out of the Furnace, The Drop, The Place Beyond the Pines, and Winter's Bone.
- How long is Galveston?
- Galveston runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Galveston?
- In United States, Galveston streams on Sundance Now.
