Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- brooding
- gritty
- confrontational
- action movie night
- crime thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed Blitz as a middling, familiar crime thriller elevated somewhat by Jason Statham’s committed performance and a strong supporting cast.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tom Brant drinks heavily, attacks suspects, and repeatedly creates public-relations problems while pursuing the police-targeting killer.
The killer known as Blitz murders police officers one by one, forcing the investigation to defend its own ranks.
Brant’s aggressive policing and homophobic tensions intersect with Porter Nash, a gay officer partnered with him in the investigation.
The film combines London streets, chases, beatings, murder investigations, and a grungy action atmosphere.
Films like Blitz, and why
The Sweeney
shares a hard-edged metropolitan crime thriller mode, police violence, and a charismatic action-star lead
Se7en
shares serial-killer pursuit, grim urban atmosphere, and procedural investigation under pressure
Death Wish
shares a volatile police protagonist, brutal confrontations, and a revenge-driven crime thriller structure
Layer Cake
shares a confrontational british police setting, morally abrasive detectives, and kinetic action
Movie Details
- Director
- Elliott Lester
- Release Date
- 2011-05-20
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (1884)
Cast
- Jason Statham
- Paddy Considine
- Aidan Gillen
- Zawe Ashton
- Luke Evans
- David Morrissey
- Ron Donachie
- Joe Dempsie
- Elly Fairman
- Ned Dennehy
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, IndieFlix, 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 Blitz about?
- A volatile London detective races to stop a psychopath who is murdering police officers one by one while exposing the limits of violent justice.
- What is Blitz like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blitz as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Blitz violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Blitz as brutal.
- What did critics think of Blitz?
- Critics broadly viewed Blitz as a middling, familiar crime thriller elevated somewhat by Jason Statham’s committed performance and a strong supporting cast.
- Which films are like Blitz?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sweeney, Se7en, Death Wish, and Layer Cake.
- How long is Blitz?
- Blitz runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Blitz?
- In United States, Blitz streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
