Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- visceral
- flashy
- action movie night
- adrenaline seeking
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an energetic but overextended showcase for Michael Bay's action spectacle, with uneven storytelling and excessive visual noise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Danny and Will commandeer an ambulance and must keep moving through los angeles while police and helicopters pursue them.
Michael bay repeatedly uses helicopter perspectives, sweeping camera movement, crashes, and large-scale urban pursuit imagery.
Will enters the robbery to solve a medical financial crisis, while Danny's criminal ambitions and volatility strain their brotherly bond.
The bank robbery rapidly becomes an ambulance escape, with each police intervention and medical crisis narrowing the protagonists' options.
Films like Ambulance, and why
Heat
high-octane heist thriller driven by escalating police pursuit, urban destruction, and morally conflicted criminals
The Town
kinetic crime action, brotherly loyalty, paramedic stakes, and a prolonged vehicle-based escape
Den of Thieves
stylized Los Angeles crime thriller built around a desperate robbery, hostages, and relentless pursuit
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Bay
- Release Date
- 2022-03-16
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (2564)
Cast
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
- Eiza González
- Garret Dillahunt
- Keir O'Donnell
- Jackson White
- Olivia Stambouliah
- Moses Ingram
- Colin Woodell
- Cedric Sanders
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard 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 Ambulance about?
- Two desperate brothers turn a botched Los Angeles bank robbery into a frantic ambulance escape, pursued by police while their fragile alliance comes apart.
- What is Ambulance like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ambulance as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Ambulance violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Ambulance as graphic.
- What did critics think of Ambulance?
- Critics broadly found the film an energetic but overextended showcase for Michael Bay's action spectacle, with uneven storytelling and excessive visual noise.
- Which films are like Ambulance?
- Films with a similar feel include Heat, The Town, and Den of Thieves.
- How long is Ambulance?
- Ambulance runs 136 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ambulance?
- In United States, Ambulance streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
