Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- tense
- sardonic
- crime movie night
- french cinema evening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Katy, Hélène, Laurence, Carole, and Malika form a 1990s sisterhood navigating criminal risk as a collective.
The plot is explicitly set in the south of France, giving the group’s criminal activity a regional identity.
The film is defined as a 90s sisterhood crime drama, making the decade central to its aesthetic and narrative context.
The ensemble’s sisterhood is placed under pressure by crime, danger, and competing demands for self-preservation.
Films like Unsubmissives, and why
Widows
female-led crime drama combining sisterhood, criminal enterprise, and tense ensemble dynamics
A World Without Thieves
stylish crime film centered on a group of women pursuing a high-risk heist amid social pressure
Set It Off
female ensemble crime story balancing loyalty, survival, and escalating criminal stakes
Movie Details
- Director
- Mélissa Drigeard
- Release Date
- 2025-11-12
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (39)
Cast
- Lyna Khoudri
- Izïa Higelin
- Laura Felpin
- Mallory Wanecque
- Kenza Fortas
- Moussa Maaskri
- Matéo Pastori
- Ashley Romano
- Constantin Vidal
- Hatika Karaoui
Common questions
- What is Unsubmissives about?
- A tense southern French crime drama follows five women whose fierce sisterhood is tested by the dangers of collective criminal ambition.
- What is Unsubmissives like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Unsubmissives as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Unsubmissives violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Unsubmissives as moderate.
- Which films are like Unsubmissives?
- Films with a similar feel include Widows, A World Without Thieves, and Set It Off.
- How long is Unsubmissives?
- Unsubmissives runs 126 minutes.
