Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Brutal
- gritty
- tense
- heightened
- action movie night
- crime thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as a conventional and uneven rural action thriller with some genre energy but limited narrative depth.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cash's attempt at quiet country life collides with Big Cat's organized criminal authority over the town.
Cash seeks an honest, quiet life but is compelled back into Big Cat's service to protect Savannah and the remaining family he values.
The plot centers on Cash's effort to protect his town from Big Cat's coercive influence.
The film's recognizable visual identity includes country styling, Carhartt workwear, and rural action confrontations.
Films like Red Right Hand, and why
Blue Ruin
shares rural crime action, a reluctant protagonist forced back into violence, and a grimly propulsive thriller tone
Cold in July
shares Southern gothic criminality, escalating retaliation, and a protagonist protecting family amid lawless violence
Out of the Furnace
shares a small-town crime setting, hard-edged action, and a morally compromised outsider confronting a criminal power structure
Movie Details
- Directors
- Ian Nelms, Eshom Nelms
- Release Date
- 2024-02-22
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (256)
Cast
- Orlando Bloom
- Andie MacDowell
- Scott Haze
- Chapel Oaks
- Garret Dillahunt
- Mo McRae
- Brian Geraghty
- Kenneth Miller
- Nicholas Logan
- Daniel David Stewart
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- 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 Red Right Hand about?
- A reformed rural outlaw is dragged into a violent reckoning when a criminal matriarch threatens the town and the family he refuses to lose.
- What is Red Right Hand like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Red Right Hand as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Red Right Hand violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Red Right Hand as brutal.
- What did critics think of Red Right Hand?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as a conventional and uneven rural action thriller with some genre energy but limited narrative depth.
- Which films are like Red Right Hand?
- Films with a similar feel include Blue Ruin, Cold in July, and Out of the Furnace.
- How long is Red Right Hand?
- Red Right Hand runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Red Right Hand?
- In United States, Red Right Hand streams on Hulu.
