Mercy
A Los Angeles detective trapped by an AI justice system races to expose the evidence that brands him a murderer.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- paranoid
- propulsive
- action movie night
- science fiction double feature
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The automated Mercy system calculates the detective's probability of guilt from extensive digital evidence and places him under immediate judgment.
The premise centers on body cams, mobile phones, drones, doorbell cameras, and a judge appearing through a screen, while the film is explicitly associated with screenlife presentation.
Detective Chris Raven awakens accused of murdering his wife and must prove his innocence while the justice apparatus treats him as guilty.
The dystopian Los Angeles setting normalizes pervasive recording and automated state judgment through drones, cameras, and artificial intelligence.
Films like Mercy, and why
Minority Report
shares near future police-state dystopia, predictive justice, artificial intelligence, and a wrongfully accused protagonist
The Fugitive
shares the fugitive thriller structure of a detective framed for a killing who races to prove his innocence
RoboCop
shares dystopian law enforcement, surveillance technology, and a technologically mediated justice system
Speed
shares a real-time race against a bomb threat and compressed action-thriller pacing
Movie Details
- Director
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Release Date
- 2026-01-19
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (1729)
Cast
- Chris Pratt
- Rebecca Ferguson
- Kali Reis
- Kylie Rogers
- Chris Sullivan
- Jeff Pierre
- Annabelle Wallis
- Rafi Gavron
- Kenneth Choi
- Jamie McBride
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Mercy about?
- A Los Angeles detective trapped by an AI justice system races to expose the evidence that brands him a murderer.
- What is Mercy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mercy as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mercy violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Mercy as moderate.
- Which films are like Mercy?
- Films with a similar feel include Minority Report, The Fugitive, RoboCop, and Speed.
- How long is Mercy?
- Mercy runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mercy?
- In United States, Mercy streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
