Overview
A man returns to settle old scores, igniting a violent quest for revenge.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brutal
- furious
- grim
- late night thriller viewing
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found it to be a brutal, well-constructed old-school revenge thriller that refreshes a familiar one-man-army premise, though its predictability limits its impact.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bull comes back after a decade away and begins pursuing the people responsible for his past betrayal.
The film emphasizes brutal, gory attacks and a harsh criminal milieu.
Neil Maskell's Bull drives the story as a revenge seeker whose methods are openly murderous.
Bull's ten-year absence and motives emerge incrementally through revelations about his former colleagues and family.
Films like Bull, and why
Dead Man's Shoes
down-and-dirty british crime violence, grim revenge motive, and a morally compromised anti-hero
Harry Brown
brutal one-man revenge campaign, criminal underworld setting, and bleak working-class atmosphere
Payback
old-school crime thriller energy, explosive vengeance, and a charismatic but dangerous central killer
Avengement
stylized criminal brutality, revenge-driven plotting, and hard-edged genre filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul Andrew Williams
- Release Date
- 2021-11-05
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (204)
Cast
- Neil Maskell
- David Hayman
- Tamzin Outhwaite
- Elizabeth Counsell
- Kellie Shirley
- Jay Simpson
- Chris Coghill
- Jake Davies
- Kevin Harvey
- Lois Brabin-Platt
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
- 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 Bull about?
- A vanished British enforcer returns to settle a vicious score with the criminal friends who betrayed him.
- What is Bull like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bull as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Bull violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Bull as graphic.
- What did critics think of Bull?
- Critics broadly found it to be a brutal, well-constructed old-school revenge thriller that refreshes a familiar one-man-army premise, though its predictability limits its impact.
- Which films are like Bull?
- Films with a similar feel include Dead Man's Shoes, Harry Brown, Payback, and Avengement.
- How long is Bull?
- Bull runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bull?
- In United States, Bull streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
