Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- paranoid
- surreal
- cult movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the film visually energetic and imaginatively designed, but considered its crowded story and uneven execution less compelling than its style.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dark Meat City is presented as a densely stylized, grotesque city where everyday decay coexists with monstrous forms and extraterrestrial threat.
Angelino repeatedly sees monstrous figures after the scooter accident, leaving his sanity and the reality of the invasion in doubt.
The R-rated film combines graphic action, strong language, crime imagery, and irreverent comedy in an animated format.
Angelino’s uneventful life is disrupted by sightings and clues suggesting that an alien invasion is unfolding quietly around him.
Films like MFKZ, and why
A Scanner Darkly
adult animated science fiction with urban dystopian energy, violent action, irreverent comedy, and conspiracy-driven paranoia
The Animatrix
stylized animated crime and science fiction combining alien conspiracy, kinetic action, dark humor, and a visually distinctive city
Heavy Metal
adult animated urban fantasy with grotesque imagery, criminal underworld elements, and surreal genre blending
Mars Express
cult animated science fiction centered on an ordinary outsider confronting a bizarre extraterrestrial threat amid anarchic humor
Movie Details
- Directors
- Shojiro Nishimi, Guillaume Renard
- Release Date
- 2018-05-23
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (362)
Cast
- Orelsan
- Gringe
- Redouanne Harjane
- Féodor Atkine
- Kelly Marot
- Julien Kramer
- Emmanuel Karsen
- Gilbert Lévy
- Jérémie Covillault
- Alain Dorval
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is MFKZ about?
- After a scooter accident, a downtrodden resident of Dark Meat City must determine whether monstrous visions signal madness or a quietly advancing alien invasion.
- What is MFKZ like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of MFKZ as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is MFKZ violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in MFKZ as graphic.
- What did critics think of MFKZ?
- Critics generally found the film visually energetic and imaginatively designed, but considered its crowded story and uneven execution less compelling than its style.
- Which films are like MFKZ?
- Films with a similar feel include A Scanner Darkly, The Animatrix, Heavy Metal, and Mars Express.
- How long is MFKZ?
- MFKZ runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch MFKZ?
- In United States, MFKZ is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies, YouTube.
