Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- Graphic
- dark
- harrowing
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film gripping and skillfully made, praising its cast and autumnal atmosphere while faulting its overcomplicated, excessive, and tonally uneven storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Paul Herzfeld’s investigation begins with a capsule hidden inside a mutilated corpse and proceeds through forensic examination.
The morgue setting, heavily mutilated corpse, autopsy scenes, and graphic anatomical imagery make the body itself a recurring suspense mechanism.
The capsule, phone number, daughter’s name, kidnapping, and shifting theories drive a densely layered chain of revelations.
The clue naming Paul Herzfeld’s daughter transforms the forensic case into an immediate search to protect and recover his kidnapped child.
Films like Cut Off, and why
The Silence of the Lambs
forensic investigation, serial-killer puzzle construction, graphic violence, and oppressive neo-noir atmosphere
The Bone Collector
autopsy-centered crime investigation, sadistic violence, intricate clues, and bleak procedural tension
Se7en
dark serial-killer thriller, grotesque crime scenes, escalating dread, and morally harrowing investigation
The Golden Glove
German-language crime thriller combining elaborate mystery plotting, graphic brutality, and abrasive dark humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Christian Alvart
- Release Date
- 2018-10-11
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (319)
Cast
- Moritz Bleibtreu
- Jasna Fritzi Bauer
- Lars Eidinger
- Fahri Yardım
- Niels-Bruno Schmidt
- Jana Klinge
- John Vaughan
- Klara Höfels
- Ben Münchow
- Enno Hesse
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 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 Cut Off about?
- A forensic pathologist follows a macabre clue hidden inside a mutilated corpse into a brutal kidnapping conspiracy threatening his daughter.
- What is Cut Off like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cut Off as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as dense.
- Is Cut Off violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Cut Off as graphic.
- What did critics think of Cut Off?
- Critics broadly found the film gripping and skillfully made, praising its cast and autumnal atmosphere while faulting its overcomplicated, excessive, and tonally uneven storytelling.
- Which films are like Cut Off?
- Films with a similar feel include The Silence of the Lambs, The Bone Collector, Se7en, and The Golden Glove.
- How long is Cut Off?
- Cut Off runs 132 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cut Off?
- In United States, Cut Off streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
