Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- stylized
- propulsive
- bloody
- action movie night
- franchise marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an entertaining and visually inventive John Wick spin-off whose creative stunts and Ana de Armas's presence outweigh a thin, predictable revenge story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Eve pursues the people responsible for her father's death through the codes and institutions of the Ruska Roma assassin organization.
Eve's ballerina training is folded into elaborate, rhythmically staged fights and weapon-based set pieces.
The Ruska Roma, the High Table-associated institutions, and figures such as Winston and the Director place Eve inside a codified killer network.
Ana de Armas plays Eve, a woman trained as an assassin who carries the central conflict and action progression.
Films like Ballerina, and why
Atomic Blonde
female-led revenge action, stylized gunplay, and a highly trained assassin protagonist
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
sleek neo-noir action, criminal underworld mythology, and elaborate close-quarters combat
The Villainess
female assassin centered revenge thriller with kinetic choreography and brutal set pieces
Movie Details
- Director
- Len Wiseman
- Release Date
- 2025-06-04
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (3005)
Cast
- Ana de Armas
- Keanu Reeves
- Ian McShane
- Anjelica Huston
- Gabriel Byrne
- Catalina Sandino Moreno
- Ava McCarthy
- Juliet Doherty
- Norman Reedus
- Lance Reddick
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Ballerina about?
- A ballerina-trained assassin wages a spectacular vendetta through the ritualized criminal underworld that raised her.
- What is Ballerina like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ballerina as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Ballerina violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Ballerina as graphic.
- What did critics think of Ballerina?
- Critics broadly found the film an entertaining and visually inventive John Wick spin-off whose creative stunts and Ana de Armas's presence outweigh a thin, predictable revenge story.
- Which films are like Ballerina?
- Films with a similar feel include Atomic Blonde, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, and The Villainess.
- How long is Ballerina?
- Ballerina runs 125 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ballerina?
- In United States, Ballerina streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Starz Apple TV channel.
