Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- sardonic
- irreverent
- grotesque
- late night viewing
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a derivative and offensively excessive post-Tarantino crime thriller, though some acknowledged strong performances and occasional humor.
What sets it apart
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Murder, torture, and criminal conflict are repeatedly staged for provocation and uneasy laughter.
The critical reception specifically identifies derogatory racist language and gratuitous violence directed toward black, Asian, and Indian characters.
Casey Wells is presented as an architect with a criminal past that resurfaces through Nick, Dallas, and Billy.
Critics explicitly described the film as borrowing from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction while operating within neo-noir crime conventions.
Films like Thursday, and why
Reservoir Dogs
Shared neo-noir crime world, nonlinear revelations, stylized violence, and blackly comic criminal dialogue.
Pulp Fiction
Shared crime thriller structure, pop-culture-inflected black comedy, graphic violence, and morally corrosive criminals.
Very Bad Things
Shared abrasive black humor, grotesque criminality, and violent neo-noir atmosphere.
Freeway
Shared darkly comic crime plotting, drug-related danger, and cynical tonal provocation.
Movie Details
- Director
- Skip Woods
- Release Date
- 1998-09-25
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (383)
Cast
- Thomas Jane
- Paula Marshall
- Aaron Eckhart
- James Le Gros
- Paulina Porizkova
- Michael Jeter
- Glenn Plummer
- Mickey Rourke
- Luck Hari
- Bari K. Willerford
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 Thursday about?
- A volatile neo-noir black comedy traps a reformed Los Angeles criminal between an ordinary life and the violent past he cannot escape.
- What is Thursday like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Thursday as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Thursday violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Thursday as graphic.
- What did critics think of Thursday?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a derivative and offensively excessive post-Tarantino crime thriller, though some acknowledged strong performances and occasional humor.
- Which films are like Thursday?
- Films with a similar feel include Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Very Bad Things, and Freeway.
- How long is Thursday?
- Thursday runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Thursday?
- In United States, Thursday is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
