Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Brutal
- brutal
- tense
- grim
- action movie night
- martial arts marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly find the action choreography and Scott Adkins’s intense performance effective, while considering the narrative and supporting characters underdeveloped.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The captured airman is forced into martial competition against Japanese jailers inside the internment camp.
James Wright must endure prisoner abuse, confinement, and lethal camp challenges.
Scott Adkins’s Wing Commander James Wright is the film’s central action presence, supported by prominent fight choreography.
The film fuses a World War II prisoner-of-war thriller with Bloodsport-style martial-arts combat.
Films like Prisoner of War, and why
The Great Escape
shared World War II prisoner-of-war setting, survival thriller tension, and brutal combat
Bloodsport
shared martial arts tournament structure, stylized hand-to-hand combat, and fight-centered spectacle
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
shared wartime captivity, prisoner abuse, and physical endurance under oppressive guards
Behind Enemy Lines
shared action-driven war setting, military captivity, and hard-edged survival stakes
Movie Details
- Director
- Louis Mandylor
- Release Date
- 2025-09-19
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (216)
Cast
- Scott Adkins
- Peter Shinkoda
- Michael Copon
- Gabbi Garcia
- Michael Rene Walton
- Masanori Mimoto
- Gary Cairns
- Kashio Atsuki
- Shane Kosugi
- Kansuke Asano
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, ViX Premium Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hi-YAH Amazon 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 Prisoner of War about?
- A captured RAF commander battles Japanese jailers and his own breaking point in a savage World War II martial-arts survival thriller.
- What is Prisoner of War like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Prisoner of War as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Prisoner of War violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Prisoner of War as brutal.
- What did critics think of Prisoner of War?
- Critics broadly find the action choreography and Scott Adkins’s intense performance effective, while considering the narrative and supporting characters underdeveloped.
- Which films are like Prisoner of War?
- Films with a similar feel include The Great Escape, Bloodsport, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, and Behind Enemy Lines.
- How long is Prisoner of War?
- Prisoner of War runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch Prisoner of War?
- In United States, Prisoner of War streams on Amazon Prime Video, ViX Premium Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel.
