Overview
A poignant exploration of friendship and change in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- sincere
- cheerful
- socially conscious movie night
- indie film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a timely, impactful blend of buddy comedy and seething social commentary anchored by Daveed Diggs’s powerful performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Collin and Miles frequently rap, and the film uses rhythmic verbal performance to externalize identity, anger, and social pressure.
Collin and Miles work as movers while watching their Oakland neighborhood become a trendy, rapidly changing area.
Collin and Miles struggle to remain close as a life-altering event and their contrasting responses expose deep differences.
Collin’s final days of probation and the consequences of missing curfew place policing and incarceration directly inside the friendship drama.
Films like Blindspotting, and why
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
shares a witty buddy-comedy framework, Black male friendship, and incisive examination of race and class in contemporary America
Do the Right Thing
combines comedy and drama with police violence, racial tension, and a deeply personal view of changing urban communities
Sorry to Bother You
features sharp social commentary, Black identity themes, and an energetic blend of humor and serious urban drama
Fruitvale Station
uses friendship and neighborhood change to explore race, class, and the pressures of contemporary American city life
Movie Details
- Director
- Carlos López Estrada
- Release Date
- 2018-07-20
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (753)
Cast
- Daveed Diggs
- Rafael Casal
- Janina Gavankar
- Jasmine Cephas Jones
- Ethan Embry
- Tisha Campbell
- Utkarsh Ambudkar
- Kevin Carroll
- Nyambi Nyambi
- Jon Chaffin
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Blindspotting about?
- Two Oakland movers confront a fractured friendship and a transforming neighborhood during one volatile man’s final days on probation.
- What is Blindspotting like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blindspotting as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Blindspotting violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Blindspotting as mild.
- What did critics think of Blindspotting?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a timely, impactful blend of buddy comedy and seething social commentary anchored by Daveed Diggs’s powerful performance.
- Which films are like Blindspotting?
- Films with a similar feel include The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Do the Right Thing, Sorry to Bother You, and Fruitvale Station.
- How long is Blindspotting?
- Blindspotting runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Blindspotting?
- In United States, Blindspotting is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
