Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- violent
- tense
- grim
- late night action viewing
- nicolas cage marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a poorly executed, cheap, low-budget action thriller.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot explicitly follows a chain of bodies falling like dominoes across connected assassins, cops, and gangsters.
Crooked cops are among the linked criminal factions driving the night of murder and betrayal.
The film combines assassins, a femme fatale, revenge, and redemption in an overtly pulpy R-rated crime-thriller framework.
The hotel shootout launches a confluence involving hitmen, gangsters, assassins, and an ex-mercenary.
Films like Kill Chain, and why
Smokin' Aces
low-budget crime thriller built around assassins, betrayal, and escalating chain reactions
Lucky Number Slevin
stylized hitmen thriller with intersecting criminal loyalties and revenge motives
The Boondock Saints
ensemble crime action driven by crooked operators, assassins, and violent reversals
Movie Details
- Director
- Ken Sanzel
- Release Date
- 2020-02-20
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (189)
Cast
- Nicolas Cage
- Anabelle Acosta
- Enrico Colantoni
- Ryan Kwanten
- Angie Cepeda
- Eddie Martinez
- Alimi Ballard
- Jon Mack
- Luna Baxter
- Pedro Calvo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Kill Chain about?
- A hotel shootout unleashes a violent web of assassins, corrupt cops, and criminals whose betrayals collide across one long night.
- What is Kill Chain like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kill Chain as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Kill Chain violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Kill Chain as graphic.
- What did critics think of Kill Chain?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a poorly executed, cheap, low-budget action thriller.
- Which films are like Kill Chain?
- Films with a similar feel include Smokin' Aces, Lucky Number Slevin, and The Boondock Saints.
- How long is Kill Chain?
- Kill Chain runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Kill Chain?
- In United States, Kill Chain streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
