Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- Graphic
- frenetic
- visceral
- sardonic
- late night action marathon
- tony scott double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually energetic and occasionally entertaining but excessively over-plotted, incoherent, and stylistically overbearing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tony Scott emphasizes oversaturated imagery, rapid cutting, and frenetic movement throughout Domino's bounty-hunting and criminal underworld sequences.
The plot intertwines bounty hunting, an organized-crime operation, FBI surveillance, and a reality show produced by Mark Heiss.
Domino Harvey abandons her social-climbing family background and joins Ed Moseby's bounty-hunting team.
The stolen Mafia money, kidnapped mobsters' sons, rival gangs, FBI monitoring, and reality-show production collide in overlapping operations.
Films like Domino, and why
Heat
stylized crime thriller energy, morally volatile antiheroes, and kinetic visual excess
Pulp Fiction
frenetic neo-noir plotting, criminal conspiracies, and heightened urban violence
Natural Born Killers
true-crime-inspired action, abrasive characters, and maximalist editing
Movie Details
- Director
- Tony Scott
- Release Date
- 2005-10-14
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (1317)
Cast
- Keira Knightley
- Mickey Rourke
- Edgar Ramírez
- Delroy Lindo
- Mo'Nique
- Christopher Walken
- Lucy Liu
- Mena Suvari
- Brian Austin Green
- Ian Ziering
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 Domino about?
- A restless heiress reinvents herself as a bounty hunter and is swept into a lurid collision of mob money, kidnappings, FBI surveillance, and televised spectacle.
- What is Domino like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Domino as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as dense.
- Is Domino violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Domino as graphic.
- What did critics think of Domino?
- Critics broadly found the film visually energetic and occasionally entertaining but excessively over-plotted, incoherent, and stylistically overbearing.
- Which films are like Domino?
- Films with a similar feel include Heat, Pulp Fiction, and Natural Born Killers.
- How long is Domino?
- Domino runs 127 minutes.
- Where can I watch Domino?
- In United States, Domino is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
