Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- anxious
- romantic
- pandemic-era movie night
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film timely and intermittently charming but tonally uneven, with its heist, romance, and pandemic satire failing to cohere.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Linda and Paxton target an expensive diamond held by the department store within Linda's corporate network.
The couple's stalled relationship and forced cohabitation directly motivate their joint plan.
COVID-19 restrictions, furloughs, layoffs, video calls, and lockdown behavior shape both plot and production context.
Zoom calls and digitally mediated conversations reflect the characters' pandemic isolation and the film's lockdown production conditions.
Films like Locked Down, and why
How to Steal a Million
shared diamond-heist mechanics, romantic tension, and comic crime tone
Out of Sight
shared relationship-centered crime caper structure and witty romantic banter
The War of the Roses
shared dissatisfied-couple dynamics, criminal plotting, and darkly comic romance
The Lovebirds
shared heist planning, domestic confinement, and comic relationship friction
Movie Details
- Director
- Doug Liman
- Release Date
- 2021-02-25
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (322)
Cast
- Anne Hathaway
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Stephen Merchant
- Dulé Hill
- Jazmyn Simon
- Ben Kingsley
- Ben Stiller
- Mindy Kaling
- Lucy Boynton
- Mark Gatiss
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 Locked Down about?
- A fractured London couple turns pandemic confinement, workplace resentment, and a rare diamond into an unlikely romantic crime caper.
- What is Locked Down like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Locked Down as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Locked Down violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Locked Down as mild.
- What did critics think of Locked Down?
- Critics broadly found the film timely and intermittently charming but tonally uneven, with its heist, romance, and pandemic satire failing to cohere.
- Which films are like Locked Down?
- Films with a similar feel include How to Steal a Million, Out of Sight, The War of the Roses, and The Lovebirds.
- How long is Locked Down?
- Locked Down runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch Locked Down?
- In United States, Locked Down is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
