Overview
A relentless fight for survival unfolds in a high-rise filled with danger and chaos.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- aggressive
- claustrophobic
- visceral
- action movie night
- martial arts double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an expertly paced, inventive, intensely choreographed action thriller, while acknowledging its deliberately minimal story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The SWAT team is trapped on the seventh floor of Tama's tower block and must fight upward and outward with limited ammunition.
Rama's martial arts fighting, performed by Iko Uwais, drives the film's identity and distinguishes its close-quarters action.
Hallways, stairwells, apartments, and narrow rooms turn the Jakarta high-rise into an escalating combat labyrinth.
Drug lord Tama and his gang operate the apartment building as a fortified safe house with near-total authority over its inhabitants.
Films like The Raid, and why
Dredd
shared relentless pacing, close-quarters combat, crime thriller structure, and stylized martial arts action
The Night Comes for Us
shared Indonesian martial arts choreography, visceral hand-to-hand combat, and a morally pressured protagonist
Assault on Precinct 13
shared siege narrative, claustrophobic urban setting, brutal violence, and escalating tactical survival
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
shared highly physical action filmmaking, criminal underworld conflict, and propulsive momentum
Movie Details
- Director
- Gareth Evans
- Release Date
- 2012-03-22
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (4049)
Cast
- Iko Uwais
- Joe Taslim
- Donny Alamsyah
- Yayan Ruhian
- Pierre Gruno
- Ray Sahetapy
- Tegar Satrya
- Iang Darmawan
- Eka 'Piranha' Rahmadia
- Verdi Solaiman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, 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 The Raid about?
- A trapped SWAT officer fights through a Jakarta tower block where a drug lord's gang turns a police raid into a brutal vertical siege.
- What is The Raid like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Raid as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Raid violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Raid as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Raid?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an expertly paced, inventive, intensely choreographed action thriller, while acknowledging its deliberately minimal story.
- Which films are like The Raid?
- Films with a similar feel include Dredd, The Night Comes for Us, Assault on Precinct 13, and Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior.
- How long is The Raid?
- The Raid runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Raid?
- In United States, The Raid streams on Hulu, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
