Never Back Down: Revolt
Kidnapped women turn an underground MMA prison into the staging ground for a hard-fought revolt.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Brutal
- dark
- pulpy
- tense
- action movie night
- martial arts double feature
What critics said
Critics found the darker female-centered premise and watchable pulp energy promising, while frequently faulting the thin story, sparse fight scenes, and anticlimactic execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Anya motivates the other captive women to unite against their captors and escape.
The captives are sold into a makeshift underground fighting operation controlled by their captors.
The plot combines kidnapped women, confinement, forced fighting, and revolt against exploitative jailers.
Critical reception specifically notes the film's less sunny, more serious tone and changed focus on female fighters.
Films like Never Back Down: Revolt, and why
Raze
shared underground fighting, women-in-prison exploitation, and survival-driven action
The Condemned 2
shared captive women, brutal combat, and escape-focused exploitation action
Chained Heat
shared women-in-prison framework, captivity, and pulp action tone
Bloodsport
shared martial arts combat, coercive fight arenas, and revenge-driven action
Movie Details
- Director
- Kellie Madison
- Release Date
- 2021-11-15
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (139)
Cast
- Olivia Popica
- Michael Bisping
- Brooke Johnston
- Diana Hoyos
- Neetu Chandra
- James Faulkner
- Lee Charles
- Raffaello Degruttola
- Hannah Al Rashid
- Christopher Sciueref
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Never Back Down: Revolt about?
- Kidnapped women turn an underground MMA prison into the staging ground for a hard-fought revolt.
- What is Never Back Down: Revolt like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Never Back Down: Revolt as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Never Back Down: Revolt violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Never Back Down: Revolt as brutal.
- What did critics think of Never Back Down: Revolt?
- Critics found the darker female-centered premise and watchable pulp energy promising, while frequently faulting the thin story, sparse fight scenes, and anticlimactic execution.
- Which films are like Never Back Down: Revolt?
- Films with a similar feel include Raze, The Condemned 2, Chained Heat, and Bloodsport.
- How long is Never Back Down: Revolt?
- Never Back Down: Revolt runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Never Back Down: Revolt?
- In United States, Never Back Down: Revolt is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
