Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- brooding
- volatile
- classic film night
- serious drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly valued the film's performances and socially charged southern atmosphere, though several found its plot and adaptation overblown.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sheriff Calder is treated as Val Rogers's puppet while attempting to protect Bubber Reeves from both political pressure and mob violence.
The East Texas town's drunken revelry, sexual secrecy, hatred, and vigilantism create a claustrophobic southern gothic environment.
Bubber's escape exposes affairs, resentments, fear, and hidden grievances across the town's interconnected households.
Calder must oppose townspeople who want to punish the escaped convict outside lawful process.
Films like The Chase, and why
In the Heat of the Night
southern gothic drama centered on communal corruption, moral conflict, and a volatile small-town atmosphere
The Violent Men
ensemble crime drama examining social prejudice, vigilantism, and violence beneath a seemingly ordinary community
The Ox-Bow Incident
morally charged small-town drama with simmering tensions, compromised authority, and destructive mob behavior
Bonnie and Clyde
Arthur Penn-directed character drama combining crime, social pressure, and emotionally fractured American communities
Movie Details
- Director
- Arthur Penn
- Release Date
- 1966-02-18
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (338)
Cast
- Marlon Brando
- Jane Fonda
- Robert Redford
- E.G. Marshall
- Angie Dickinson
- Janice Rule
- Miriam Hopkins
- Martha Hyer
- Robert Duvall
- Richard Bradford
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- 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 Chase about?
- An embattled Texas sheriff tries to protect an escaped convict from a powerful oil magnate and a town descending into vigilantism.
- What is The Chase like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Chase as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Chase violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Chase as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Chase?
- Critics broadly valued the film's performances and socially charged southern atmosphere, though several found its plot and adaptation overblown.
- Which films are like The Chase?
- Films with a similar feel include In the Heat of the Night, The Violent Men, The Ox-Bow Incident, and Bonnie and Clyde.
- How long is The Chase?
- The Chase runs 135 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Chase?
- In United States, The Chase streams on YouTube TV, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
