Overview
A father's quest for vengeance unravels a web of deceit and tragedy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- darkly humorous
- mournful
- sardonic
- night in
- dark comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a darkly humorous and emotionally resonant revenge thriller elevated by Mads Mikkelsen’s performance and an eccentric ensemble.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Markus pursues suspected assassins while the investigation repeatedly questions whether vengeance can restore order after his wife’s death.
Otto, Lennart, and Emmenthaler join Markus in pursuing mathematical evidence and conspiratorial explanations despite their eccentric personalities.
The train accident is reexamined through statistical connections and suspicions that it was an orchestrated assassination.
Markus’s mourning and relationship with Mathilde are set alongside the gang’s quirky behavior, revenge plotting, and violent confrontations.
Films like Riders of Justice, and why
In Bruges
Shares a darkly comic revenge thriller structure, emotionally damaged protagonist, and stylized bursts of brutal action.
Flickering Lights
Combines mournful drama, eccentric outsiders, black humor, and a violent search for meaning after personal loss.
John Wick
Features a taciturn, highly capable protagonist pursuing retribution through a bleak but sardonic crime-thriller world.
The Guard
Shares themes of grief, male bonding, absurdist humor, and emotionally unpredictable violence.
Movie Details
- Director
- Anders Thomas Jensen
- Release Date
- 2020-11-19
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (1145)
Cast
- Mads Mikkelsen
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas
- Lars Brygmann
- Nicolas Bro
- Andrea Heick Gadeberg
- Gustav Lindh
- Roland Møller
- Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt
- Morten Suurballe
- Jesper Ole Feit Andersen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters 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 Riders of Justice about?
- After losing his wife in a train disaster, a hardened soldier joins an eccentric team to expose a conspiracy and pursue revenge.
- What is Riders of Justice like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Riders of Justice as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Riders of Justice violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Riders of Justice as brutal.
- What did critics think of Riders of Justice?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a darkly humorous and emotionally resonant revenge thriller elevated by Mads Mikkelsen’s performance and an eccentric ensemble.
- Which films are like Riders of Justice?
- Films with a similar feel include In Bruges, Flickering Lights, John Wick, and The Guard.
- How long is Riders of Justice?
- Riders of Justice runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Riders of Justice?
- In United States, Riders of Justice streams on Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel.
