Outlaws
An introverted student’s dangerous summer with two delinquent lovers becomes a vivid, nostalgic reckoning with youth, crime, and memory in 1970s Spain.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- wistful
- volatile
- crime movie night
- spanish cinema discovery
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s stylized portrait of the quinqui era and the chemistry of its central triangle, while finding its atmosphere and digressive storytelling uneven.
What sets it apart
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The film explicitly revisits the quinqui genre through teenage burglars and hold-up culture in 1970s Gerona.
Its retrospective perspective and critical reception emphasize the gap between memory and nostalgic historical discourse.
The film offers a new, stylized portrait of an era already represented by quinqui cinema while retaining concrete criminal and social detail.
Nacho, Tere, and Zarco form the central interpersonal triangle highlighted by critics and driving Nacho’s transformation.
Films like Outlaws, and why
Navajeros
shared cine quinqui tradition, juvenile delinquency, crime, and 1970s Spanish social atmosphere
El pico
shared Spanish crime drama, adolescent alienation, delinquent subculture, and stylized period setting
The Wanderers
shared coming of age structure, crime, youthful rebellion, and nostalgic reflection on the past
A Prophet
shared youth crime, romantic entanglement, volatile masculinity, and bittersweet nostalgia
Movie Details
- Director
- Daniel Monzón
- Release Date
- 2021-10-08
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (223)
Cast
- Marcos Ruiz
- Begoña Vargas
- Chechu Salgado
- Xavier Martín
- Carlos Oviedo
- Jorge Aparicio
- Daniel Ibáñez
- Víctor Manuel Pajares
- Cintia García
- Xavi Sáez
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Outlaws about?
- An introverted student’s dangerous summer with two delinquent lovers becomes a vivid, nostalgic reckoning with youth, crime, and memory in 1970s Spain.
- What is Outlaws like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Outlaws as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Outlaws violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Outlaws as moderate.
- What did critics think of Outlaws?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s stylized portrait of the quinqui era and the chemistry of its central triangle, while finding its atmosphere and digressive storytelling uneven.
- Which films are like Outlaws?
- Films with a similar feel include Navajeros, El pico, The Wanderers, and A Prophet.
- How long is Outlaws?
- Outlaws runs 125 minutes.
- Where can I watch Outlaws?
- In United States, Outlaws streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
