Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- nihilistic
- oppressive
- late night genre viewing
- dark thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film overlong, dour, and narratively meandering, with flashes of charisma and grim genre energy buried beneath its arthouse ambitions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bob infiltrates a violent cult whose members kidnapped his daughter and murdered his wife.
Detective Bob Hightower takes matters into his own hands while pursuing his daughter’s abductors and avenging his wife.
The critical reception repeatedly describes the film as pitch-black, dour, miserable, and exploitation-oriented.
Reviews specifically criticize the 155-minute runtime and meandering development around the central rescue.
Films like God Is a Bullet, and why
Mandy
shares cult infiltration, grim crime violence, nihilistic atmosphere, and revenge-driven thriller mechanics
8MM
shares a kidnapped-child rescue mission, brutal crime action, and bleak exploitation intensity
The House That Jack Built
shares cult violence, revenge themes, and a darkly stylized descent into criminal extremity
Prisoners
shares a determined investigator entering a dangerous criminal underworld with grim, abrasive tonal force
Movie Details
- Director
- Nick Cassavetes
- Release Date
- 2023-06-22
- Runtime
- 155 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (301)
Cast
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Maika Monroe
- Karl Glusman
- January Jones
- Jamie Foxx
- Paul Johansson
- David Thornton
- Ethan Suplee
- Jonathan Tucker
- Brendan Sexton III
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- 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 God Is a Bullet about?
- A grieving detective infiltrates a murderous cult in a brutal, bleak quest to recover his kidnapped daughter and punish those who destroyed his family.
- What is God Is a Bullet like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of God Is a Bullet as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is God Is a Bullet violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in God Is a Bullet as graphic.
- What did critics think of God Is a Bullet?
- Critics broadly found the film overlong, dour, and narratively meandering, with flashes of charisma and grim genre energy buried beneath its arthouse ambitions.
- Which films are like God Is a Bullet?
- Films with a similar feel include Mandy, 8MM, The House That Jack Built, and Prisoners.
- How long is God Is a Bullet?
- God Is a Bullet runs 155 minutes.
- Where can I watch God Is a Bullet?
- In United States, God Is a Bullet streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
