Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- grim
- paranoid
- volatile
- crime thriller night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's performances and era-hopping structure unable to overcome an illogical, contrived, and stylistically overworked crime story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jonathan's police career is threatened when letters revive two murders connected to his youth in the housing projects.
The film moves between Jonathan's childhood in the projects and his adult assignment at the same precinct.
The letters force Jonathan and others to confront secrets that have shaped his career and family life.
Housing-project environments, police interiors, and recurring memories create a compressed, oppressive crime atmosphere.
Films like The Son of No One, and why
Mystic River
shared gritty crime drama, buried secrets, and morally compromised police investigation
Sleepers
shared police corruption, childhood trauma, and bleak urban crime atmosphere
The Little Things
shared nonlinear investigation, institutional pressure, and psychologically troubled detectives
Movie Details
- Director
- Dito Montiel
- Release Date
- 2011-11-04
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (341)
Cast
- Channing Tatum
- Al Pacino
- Juliette Binoche
- Katie Holmes
- James Ransone
- Ray Liotta
- Tracy Morgan
- Ursula Parker
- Brian Gilbert
- Jake Cherry
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 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 The Son of No One about?
- A rookie New York cop confronts the childhood murders and hidden secrets that could destroy his career and family.
- What is The Son of No One like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Son of No One as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Son of No One violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Son of No One as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Son of No One?
- Critics broadly found the film's performances and era-hopping structure unable to overcome an illogical, contrived, and stylistically overworked crime story.
- Which films are like The Son of No One?
- Films with a similar feel include Mystic River, Sleepers, and The Little Things.
- How long is The Son of No One?
- The Son of No One runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Son of No One?
- In United States, The Son of No One streams on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
