Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- paranoid
- convoluted
- crime thriller night
- technology thriller double feature
What critics said
Critics largely found the film derivative and poorly constructed, though some acknowledged its convoluted, offbeat energy and occasional entertainment value.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Martin’s investigation connects cryptocurrency transactions, hacking, banking, and money laundering.
The conspiracy affects Martin’s Wall Street career, family business, and local financial structures while involving the bratva.
The plot moves between Wall Street banking interests and Martin’s hometown in Upstate New York, including its farming community.
Martin’s inquiry simultaneously endangers his business career and personal life after his demotion homeward.
Films like Crypto, and why
The Net
contemporary financial crime, technological corruption, and paranoid thriller mechanics
Blackhat
cybercrime investigation, money laundering, and a grounded conspiracy-thriller atmosphere
The Informant!
financial fraud, institutional corruption, and morally compromised professional protagonists
Arbitrage
crime thriller focused on banking, deception, and tangled criminal networks
Movie Details
- Director
- John Stalberg Jr.
- Release Date
- 2019-04-12
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (212)
Cast
- Beau Knapp
- Alexis Bledel
- Luke Hemsworth
- Kurt Russell
- Jeremie Harris
- Jill Hennessy
- Vincent Kartheiser
- Malaya Rivera Drew
- Marsha Dietlein
- John D. Hickman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ 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 Crypto about?
- A demoted Wall Street banker uncovers a cryptocurrency-fueled criminal conspiracy that reaches from his Upstate New York hometown to the global financial system.
- What is Crypto like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Crypto as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Crypto violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Crypto as mild.
- What did critics think of Crypto?
- Critics largely found the film derivative and poorly constructed, though some acknowledged its convoluted, offbeat energy and occasional entertainment value.
- Which films are like Crypto?
- Films with a similar feel include The Net, Blackhat, The Informant!, and Arbitrage.
- How long is Crypto?
- Crypto runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Crypto?
- In United States, Crypto streams on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
