Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Brutal
- pulp
- irreverent
- witty
- action movie night
- martial arts marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found it to be a modest but entertaining action vehicle built around Scott Adkins’s fighting and comic presence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
French is a classically trained martial artist whose disciplined skill set becomes unexpectedly useful as a mob debt collector.
The debt-collection assignment shifts from seemingly simple work into a deeper situation involving clients, criminals, and violence.
Critical reception specifically highlights Adkins spending much of the film cracking skulls, while the premise foregrounds his martial-arts ability.
The film combines mob debt collection, fistfights, and bloodshed with comedy and a mate-like action partnership.
Films like The Debt Collector, and why
Accident Man
shared martial arts action, criminal underworld setting, and irreverent buddy-comedy energy
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
shared hard-hitting fight choreography, compact crime plotting, and charismatic genre lead
The Boondock Saints
shared mob-connected action comedy, escalating criminal complications, and comic violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Jesse V. Johnson
- Release Date
- 2018-06-05
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (262)
Cast
- Scott Adkins
- Louis Mandylor
- Michael Paré
- Tony Todd
- Vladimir Kulich
- Robert Rusler
- Selina Lo
- Nihan Gur
- Sara Finley
- Essam Ferris
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, ViX Premium Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 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 The Debt Collector about?
- A disciplined martial artist discovers that collecting mob debts is less about paperwork than surviving a spiraling gauntlet of criminals, fists, and bad decisions.
- What is The Debt Collector like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Debt Collector as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Debt Collector violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Debt Collector as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Debt Collector?
- Critics broadly found it to be a modest but entertaining action vehicle built around Scott Adkins’s fighting and comic presence.
- Which films are like The Debt Collector?
- Films with a similar feel include Accident Man, Ninja: Shadow of a Tear, and The Boondock Saints.
- How long is The Debt Collector?
- The Debt Collector runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Debt Collector?
- In United States, The Debt Collector streams on Amazon Prime Video, ViX Premium Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
