Overview
A wild ride through the highs and lows of youth in the fast lane.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- propulsive
- late night viewing
- 1990s nostalgia night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Go as an energetic, stylish, witty ensemble crime comedy with strong performances and inventive point-of-view shifts, while some found its attitude calculated and its story thin.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story is explicitly told from three perspectives, recontextualizing the same night’s criminal and romantic encounters.
Hallucinatory sequences, aggressive editing, changing light, and sensory distortions emulate the characters’ drug-fueled rush.
Ronna, Claire, Simon, and their friends pursue money, drugs, sex, and independence during a volatile night.
Drug dealing, nightclub encounters, and a Las Vegas trip compound into a relentless sequence of risky misadventures.
Films like Go, and why
Pulp Fiction
shares interlocking perspectives, kinetic editing, crime comedy, drug-fueled misadventures, and youthful urban energy
Swingers
shares Los Angeles nightlife, fast-talking crime comedy, ensemble chemistry, and a restless 1990s sensibility
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
shares fragmented storytelling, criminal entanglements, dark humor, and escalating chaos among young adults
11:14
shares multi-perspective structure, illicit drugs, nightlife momentum, and witty thriller-comedy tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Doug Liman
- Release Date
- 1999-04-09
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (865)
Cast
- Sarah Polley
- Timothy Olyphant
- Katie Holmes
- Desmond Askew
- Jay Mohr
- Scott Wolf
- Taye Diggs
- William Fichtner
- Nathan Bexton
- Breckin Meyer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core 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 Go about?
- Over one frantic night, young Angelenos chase cash, drugs, sex, and escape as their intersecting schemes spiral toward Las Vegas.
- What is Go like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Go as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Go violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Go as mild.
- What did critics think of Go?
- Critics broadly praised Go as an energetic, stylish, witty ensemble crime comedy with strong performances and inventive point-of-view shifts, while some found its attitude calculated and its story thin.
- Which films are like Go?
- Films with a similar feel include Pulp Fiction, Swingers, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and 11:14.
- How long is Go?
- Go runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Go?
- In United States, Go streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
