Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- propulsive
- violent
- action movie night
- thriller binge
What critics said
Critics generally found the film passable but forgettable, with entertaining suspense and explosions offset by predictable plotting and one-dimensional characters.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tom Buckingham is cut off from his counterterror team inside the hostage-held Channel Tunnel train and must act alone.
Grace Lewis threatens to reveal the British government's darkest secrets as part of her ransom demands.
The central hostage operation unfolds aboard a train deep inside the Channel Tunnel.
The film frames SAS intervention against war criminals alongside accusations involving government secrets and corruption.
Films like SAS: Red Notice, and why
The Taking of Pelham 123
armed hostage crisis, counterterrorism action, and confined-train suspense
Patriot Games
high-stakes hostage negotiation, terrorism, and politically charged action thriller conventions
6 Days
British special-forces action, military protagonists, and relentless tactical violence
Die Hard
contained siege scenario, civilian hostages, and muscular action-thriller pacing
Movie Details
- Director
- Magnus Martens
- Release Date
- 2021-08-11
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (613)
Cast
- Sam Heughan
- Ruby Rose
- Andy Serkis
- Tom Wilkinson
- Tom Hopper
- Hannah John-Kamen
- Noel Clarke
- Owain Yeoman
- Jing Lusi
- Ray Panthaki
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz 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 SAS: Red Notice about?
- A lone SAS operator battles armed war criminals aboard a hostage-filled train while racing to save his passengers and prevent a catastrophic tunnel attack.
- What is SAS: Red Notice like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of SAS: Red Notice as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is SAS: Red Notice violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in SAS: Red Notice as graphic.
- What did critics think of SAS: Red Notice?
- Critics generally found the film passable but forgettable, with entertaining suspense and explosions offset by predictable plotting and one-dimensional characters.
- Which films are like SAS: Red Notice?
- Films with a similar feel include The Taking of Pelham 123, Patriot Games, 6 Days, and Die Hard.
- How long is SAS: Red Notice?
- SAS: Red Notice runs 120 minutes.
- Where can I watch SAS: Red Notice?
- In United States, SAS: Red Notice streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel.
