Repo Men
A ruthless artificial-organ repossession agent becomes a hunted debtor after a life-saving implant makes him question the corporation he once served.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- visceral
- paranoid
- late night sci fi
- dystopian movie marathon
What critics said
Critics agreed that the film's intriguing premise and likable leads were undermined by a rote screenplay, indifferent direction, and excessive gore.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Union owns and repossesses artificial organs from clients who cannot maintain installment payments.
Artificial organs function as expensive consumer products while repo men enforce their commercial ownership through bodily extraction.
Remy begins as one of The Union's top repossession agents before receiving an artificial heart and refusing to hunt debtors.
The Union provides life-changing prostheses but uses repayment contracts to justify violently reclaiming them.
Films like Repo Men, and why
The Island
shared cyberpunk dystopia, corporate exploitation, and violent pursuit of a fugitive antihero
Elysium
shared near-future science fiction, body modification, oppressive institutions, and action-thriller momentum
Total Recall
shared corporate dystopia, identity crisis, and morally compromised protagonist confronting a manufactured reality
Upgrade
shared biopunk body horror, class inequality, and visceral rebellion against a powerful corporation
Movie Details
- Director
- Miguel Sapochnik
- Release Date
- 2010-03-18
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (2195)
Cast
- Jude Law
- Forest Whitaker
- Liev Schreiber
- Alice Braga
- Carice van Houten
- Liza Lapira
- Yvette Nicole Brown
- RZA
- Chandler Canterbury
- Joe Pingue
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV 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 Repo Men about?
- A ruthless artificial-organ repossession agent becomes a hunted debtor after a life-saving implant makes him question the corporation he once served.
- What is Repo Men like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Repo Men as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Repo Men violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Repo Men as graphic.
- What did critics think of Repo Men?
- Critics agreed that the film's intriguing premise and likable leads were undermined by a rote screenplay, indifferent direction, and excessive gore.
- Which films are like Repo Men?
- Films with a similar feel include The Island, Elysium, Total Recall, and Upgrade.
- How long is Repo Men?
- Repo Men runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Repo Men?
- In United States, Repo Men streams on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel.
