Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- gritty
- urgent
- violent
- urban crime marathon
- action movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as a well-meaning but clichéd urban B-movie weakened by thin characters, repetitive chases, and underdeveloped social commentary.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
O2's pursuit of Junior supplies the emotional and narrative engine of the film.
The plot unfolds among street vendors, pimps, drug dealers, gangs, and competing urban hustlers in South Los Angeles.
O2 and Coco turn P-Money and Meat against each other to obtain the ransom money.
The film juxtaposes South Los Angeles street environments and civic unrest with carjacking, chases, and gun-driven crime spectacle.
Films like Waist Deep, and why
Baby Boy
urban crime action, parental stakes, and desperate criminal improvisation
Set It Off
hood-film setting, street-crime conflict, and stylized action melodrama
Man on Fire
crime thriller driven by family loyalty, kidnapping pressure, and escalating violence
New Jack City
blaxploitation influence, criminal rivalries, and energetic urban genre conventions
Movie Details
- Director
- Vondie Curtis-Hall
- Release Date
- 2006-06-23
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (296)
Cast
- Tyrese Gibson
- Meagan Good
- Larenz Tate
- Henry Hunter Hall
- Game
- William Duffy
- Shawn Parr
- Kimora Lee Simmons
- Johnny C. Pruitt
- Darris Love
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Waist Deep about?
- A paroled father races through South Los Angeles's criminal underworld to rescue his kidnapped son by turning rival gangsters against one another.
- What is Waist Deep like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Waist Deep as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Waist Deep violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Waist Deep as brutal.
- What did critics think of Waist Deep?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as a well-meaning but clichéd urban B-movie weakened by thin characters, repetitive chases, and underdeveloped social commentary.
- Which films are like Waist Deep?
- Films with a similar feel include Baby Boy, Set It Off, Man on Fire, and New Jack City.
- How long is Waist Deep?
- Waist Deep runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Waist Deep?
- In United States, Waist Deep streams on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel.
