Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- tense
- bleak
- crime film night
- italian cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as a positive and important expansion of the Gomorrah saga rather than a simple repetition of it.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ciro's survival beneath the rubble and subsequent upbringing on Naples streets shape his transformation into the Immortal.
The film opens with Ciro sinking in the Gulf of Naples, triggering memories of the 1980 earthquake and his childhood.
Ciro grows up amid street crime and organized crime in Naples, with the city's earthquake and neighborhoods anchoring his origin story.
The infant Ciro's emergence from earthquake rubble becomes the formative image behind his legendary identity.
Films like The Immortal, and why
Gomorrah
shared mafia film framework, bleak criminal underworld, and morally compromised protagonist
Suburra
shared organized crime themes, identity shaped by violence, and tense urban atmosphere
Romanzo Criminale
shared crime drama intensity, criminal apprenticeship, and psychologically burdened central character
Movie Details
- Director
- Marco D'Amore
- Release Date
- 2019-12-05
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (510)
Cast
- Marco D'Amore
- Giuseppe Aiello
- Salvatore D'Onofrio
- Giovanni Vastarella
- Marianna Robustelli
- Martina Attanasio
- Gennaro Di Colandrea
- Aleksey Guskov
- Nello Mascia
- Nunzio Coppola
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Immortal about?
- An origin story of Ciro Di Marzio, tracing how catastrophe and Naples's criminal underworld forge a man known as the Immortal.
- What is The Immortal like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Immortal as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Immortal violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Immortal as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Immortal?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as a positive and important expansion of the Gomorrah saga rather than a simple repetition of it.
- Which films are like The Immortal?
- Films with a similar feel include Gomorrah, Suburra, and Romanzo Criminale.
- How long is The Immortal?
- The Immortal runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Immortal?
- In United States, The Immortal streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
