Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- paranoid
- foreboding
- bleak
- dark thriller night
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the English-language remake as a weak, overexplained thriller that loses the original’s gritty mystery and momentum.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Flashbacks introduce the backgrounds of Vince and other participants, including a man brought from a mental institution by his brother.
Wealthy men gather at a remote house to bet on which contestant will survive Russian roulette.
Vince substitutes himself into the mysterious scheme after his father’s surgeries place the family under severe financial pressure.
Vince receives unexplained instructions, travels by train to New York, and is taken to an isolated mansion without understanding the game.
Films like 13, and why
13 Tzameti
Shares a bleak psychological thriller premise, morally corrosive greed, and a deadly contest governed by wealthy spectators.
The Condemned
Shares high-stakes suspense, criminal exploitation, claustrophobic pressure, and ordinary people trapped in lethal games.
Cheap Thrills
Shares grim crime-thriller intensity, fatalistic violence, and characters driven into danger by financial desperation.
Movie Details
- Director
- Gela Babluani
- Release Date
- 2010-03-12
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (942)
Cast
- Sam Riley
- Jason Statham
- Mickey Rourke
- Ray Winstone
- 50 Cent
- Michael Shannon
- Alexander Skarsgård
- Alice Barrett
- Gaby Hoffmann
- Emmanuelle Chriqui
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium 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 13 about?
- A financially desperate electrician is drawn into an anonymous mansion game where wealthy spectators wager on a lethal contest of survival.
- What is 13 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 13 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is 13 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in 13 as graphic.
- What did critics think of 13?
- Critics broadly regarded the English-language remake as a weak, overexplained thriller that loses the original’s gritty mystery and momentum.
- Which films are like 13?
- Films with a similar feel include 13 Tzameti, The Condemned, and Cheap Thrills.
- How long is 13?
- 13 runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch 13?
- In United States, 13 streams on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel.
