Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- dark
- urgent
- grim
- action movie night
- crime thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film poorly crafted and monotonous, with limited use of Bruce Willis and only occasional competent cinematography.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mia is kidnapped by human traffickers, while Detective Avery investigates the trafficking network.
Roman and his ex-military brothers track the kidnappers themselves to rescue Roman's fiancee.
Avery fights a police bureaucracy whose harmful intentions impede the trafficking investigation.
The ex-military brothers' actions are associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and their violent response to the kidnapping.
Films like Acts of Violence, and why
Taken
shared kidnapping rescue plot, vigilante justice, police corruption, and hard-edged action thriller tone
The Equalizer
shared human trafficking subject, crime investigation, grim violence, and morally driven pursuit
Extraction
shared ex-military protagonists, rescue mission structure, revenge themes, and direct-to-video action style
Movie Details
- Director
- Brett Donowho
- Release Date
- 2018-01-12
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (458)
Cast
- Bruce Willis
- Cole Hauser
- Shawn Ashmore
- Ashton Holmes
- Melissa Bolona
- Sean Brosnan
- Sophia Bush
- Mike Epps
- Tiffany Brouwer
- Jenna B. Kelly
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy 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 Acts of Violence about?
- A grieving fiancee and his ex-military brothers launch a violent rescue campaign while a determined detective confronts the bureaucracy protecting a human-trafficking network.
- What is Acts of Violence like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Acts of Violence as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Acts of Violence violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Acts of Violence as brutal.
- What did critics think of Acts of Violence?
- Critics broadly found the film poorly crafted and monotonous, with limited use of Bruce Willis and only occasional competent cinematography.
- Which films are like Acts of Violence?
- Films with a similar feel include Taken, The Equalizer, and Extraction.
- How long is Acts of Violence?
- Acts of Violence runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Acts of Violence?
- In United States, Acts of Violence streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
