Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- brooding
- grim
- violent
- action movie night
- crime thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a clichéd action thriller whose action and dramatic elements fail to cohere.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sean Vetter becomes fixated on avenging Stacy's death even while working within and against DEA operations.
Vetter and Demetrius Hicks are former street thugs whose experience informs their work as DEA agents.
Vetter must seek help from imprisoned cartel figure Memo Lucero to pursue Diablo.
The DEA campaign unfolds along the California-Mexico border against an escalating drug organization.
Films like A Man Apart, and why
Sicario
Shares a hard-edged crime action framework, a law-enforcement protagonist, cartel violence, and a revenge-driven plot.
Death Sentence
Shares the vigilante revenge premise, morally compromised policing, and grim action-thriller tone.
Training Day
Shares a streetwise protagonist pursuing criminals through an urban drug underworld with forceful action set pieces.
Movie Details
- Director
- F. Gary Gray
- Release Date
- 2003-04-04
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (1029)
Cast
- Vin Diesel
- Larenz Tate
- Timothy Olyphant
- Geno Silva
- Jacqueline Obradors
- Steve Eastin
- Juan Fernández
- Jeff Kober
- Marco Rodríguez
- Mike Moroff
Where to watch in United States
- 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 A Man Apart about?
- A grief-stricken DEA agent abandons restraint to dismantle the cartel responsible for his wife’s death.
- What is A Man Apart like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Man Apart as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Man Apart violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in A Man Apart as brutal.
- What did critics think of A Man Apart?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a clichéd action thriller whose action and dramatic elements fail to cohere.
- Which films are like A Man Apart?
- Films with a similar feel include Sicario, Death Sentence, and Training Day.
- How long is A Man Apart?
- A Man Apart runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Man Apart?
- In United States, A Man Apart is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
