Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- oppressive
- bleak
- intense thriller night
- bleak cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a forceful, disturbing revenge thriller whose committed performances and tension outweigh its relentlessly brutal subject matter.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bruno Hamel's project is driven specifically by the rape and murder of his eight-year-old daughter Jasmine.
Bruno rejects the court process and privately imposes torture and execution after the murderer is arrested.
The kidnapped murderer is held for a declared seven-day period of torture before the planned execution.
The collapse of the Hamel family and Bruno's darkened mental state frame the revenge as emotionally devastating rather than triumphant.
Films like Seven Days, and why
Irréversible
shared rape-and-revenge premise, moral extremity, and harrowing psychological tension
Death Wish
shared vigilante revenge framework, brutal violence, and corrosive grief
Oldboy
shared captivity structure, torture-driven suspense, and bleak ethical ambiguity
The Brave One
shared psychological thriller intensity, abduction, and trauma-centered revenge
Movie Details
- Director
- Daniel Grou
- Release Date
- 2010-06-22
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (249)
Cast
- Claude Legault
- Rémy Girard
- Martin Dubreuil
- Fanny Mallette
- Rose-Marie Coallier
- Alexandre Goyette
- Dominique Quesnel
- Pascale Delhaes
- Pascal Contamine
- Daniel Desputeau
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Seven Days about?
- A grieving Quebec surgeon abducts his daughter’s killer and subjects him to a meticulously planned week of revenge.
- What is Seven Days like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Seven Days as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Seven Days violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Seven Days as graphic.
- What did critics think of Seven Days?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a forceful, disturbing revenge thriller whose committed performances and tension outweigh its relentlessly brutal subject matter.
- Which films are like Seven Days?
- Films with a similar feel include Irréversible, Death Wish, Oldboy, and The Brave One.
- How long is Seven Days?
- Seven Days runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Seven Days?
- In United States, Seven Days streams on Philo, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV channel.
