Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- paranoid
- foreboding
- late night thriller viewing
- winter horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a formulaic, poorly executed mix of serial-killer thriller and slasher elements.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The detox clinic becomes an isolated group of suspects as patients and staff are killed one by one.
The serial killer targets police and specifically Jake Malloy after Malloy pursued him and suffered the loss of his fiancée.
The rehabilitation clinic is located in a remote, snow-covered part of Wyoming, trapping the endangered patients and staff.
Jake’s alcoholism and group detox treatment continue while the killer hunts inside the facility.
Films like D-Tox, and why
The Shining
Shares a contained snowbound setting, serial killer mystery, police protagonists, and slasher-thriller tension.
Identity
Shares an isolated institutional setting, an identity-hidden murderer, and escalating psychological thriller suspense.
Manhunter
Shares a police-centered serial killer investigation driven by revenge, brutality, and grim procedural tension.
Movie Details
- Director
- Jim Gillespie
- Release Date
- 2002-01-04
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (742)
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone
- Polly Walker
- Charles S. Dutton
- Kris Kristofferson
- Christopher Fulford
- Jeffrey Wright
- Courtney B. Vance
- Robert Patrick
- Tom Berenger
- Stephen Lang
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is D-Tox about?
- An alcoholic FBI agent enters a remote police detox clinic only to discover that his vengeful serial-killer nemesis has followed him inside.
- What is D-Tox like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of D-Tox as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is D-Tox violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in D-Tox as graphic.
- What did critics think of D-Tox?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a formulaic, poorly executed mix of serial-killer thriller and slasher elements.
- Which films are like D-Tox?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shining, Identity, and Manhunter.
- How long is D-Tox?
- D-Tox runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch D-Tox?
- In United States, D-Tox streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
