Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- hallucinatory
- harrowing
- late night thriller viewing
- dark movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found a grim, violent revenge thriller with committed performances but uneven execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Harry emerges from profound grief after the murder of his wife and daughter to pursue the killers.
Harry lives through a hallucinatory psychological state, making his experience unstable and disorienting.
The film combines family murder, traumatic grief, and destructive retaliation rather than conventional heroic action.
Harry is explicitly portrayed as broken and awakens from grief only to destroy the people who destroyed his life.
Films like Vengeance Is Mine, and why
Blue Ruin
shared revenge thriller structure, grief-driven protagonist, and morally bleak atmosphere
Memento
shared stylized violence, damaged central character, and psychological disorientation
Dead Man's Shoes
shared bereavement, retaliatory violence, and grim emotional intensity
Movie Details
- Director
- Hadi Hajaig
- Release Date
- 2021-10-08
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 4.9 / 10 (28)
Cast
- Con O'Neill
- Sarah-Jane Potts
- Anton Valensi
- Robin Hellier
- Philip Bulcock
- Perry Jacques
- Caitlin Innes Edwards
- Annabel Wright
- Martin Muncaster
- Lucy Pedrero
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 Vengeance Is Mine about?
- A shattered father emerges from a hallucinatory grief spiral to hunt the killers who took his family.
- What is Vengeance Is Mine like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Vengeance Is Mine as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Vengeance Is Mine violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Vengeance Is Mine as graphic.
- What did critics think of Vengeance Is Mine?
- Critics broadly found a grim, violent revenge thriller with committed performances but uneven execution.
- Which films are like Vengeance Is Mine?
- Films with a similar feel include Blue Ruin, Memento, and Dead Man's Shoes.
- How long is Vengeance Is Mine?
- Vengeance Is Mine runs 84 minutes.
- Where can I watch Vengeance Is Mine?
- In United States, Vengeance Is Mine streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
