Gabriel
An archangel wages a grim supernatural war across a lightless purgatory to rescue the souls trapped within it.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- foreboding
- stylized
- late night genre marathon
- gothic movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that Gabriel displayed striking visual ambition and technical craft despite a derivative story, stilted dialogue, and thin characterization.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central setting is purgatory, depicted as a dark city ruled by competing celestial powers.
Gabriel fights to bring light back to purgatory and save its inhabitants' souls.
Gabriel, Sammael, Lilith, Asmodeus, and Uriel participate in a conflict structured around angelic and demonic factions.
Critics repeatedly praised the film's visually arresting look and compared its aesthetic to Underworld, Blade Runner, Mad Max, and 1980s music videos.
Films like Gabriel, and why
Underworld
shared gothic supernatural action, fallen-angel mythology, and stylized dark visual world
The Matrix
shared cyberpunk-inflected fantasy action, spiritual conflict, and heightened visual design
Constantine
shared urban apocalypse, occult mythology, and brooding supernatural atmosphere
The Crow
shared dystopian religious allegory, harsh stylization, and low-budget genre ambition
Movie Details
- Director
- Shane Abbess
- Release Date
- 2007-11-15
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (435)
Cast
- Andy Whitfield
- Dwaine Stevenson
- Erika Heynatz
- Samantha Noble
- Michael Piccirilli
- Harry Pavlidis
- Kevin Copeland
- Matt Hylton Todd
- Amy Mathews
- Valentino del Toro
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy 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 Gabriel about?
- An archangel wages a grim supernatural war across a lightless purgatory to rescue the souls trapped within it.
- What is Gabriel like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gabriel as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Gabriel violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Gabriel as graphic.
- What did critics think of Gabriel?
- Critics broadly agreed that Gabriel displayed striking visual ambition and technical craft despite a derivative story, stilted dialogue, and thin characterization.
- Which films are like Gabriel?
- Films with a similar feel include Underworld, The Matrix, Constantine, and The Crow.
- How long is Gabriel?
- Gabriel runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Gabriel?
- In United States, Gabriel streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
