Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- violent
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film watchable because of its cast and visuals but undermined by absurd plot twists, slack pacing, and an unrewarding climax.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Victor and Beatrice each compel the other to assist with a separate campaign of retribution against figures who destroyed their former lives.
Victor watches the criminal world from his high-rise home while Beatrice observes him from the apartment across the way.
Victor rises within Alphonse's gangland empire while concealing his long-term plan to exact revenge on its leader.
The film combines potent urban visuals, heightened personal trauma, and a violent cathartic plan involving two fixated avengers.
Films like Dead Man Down, and why
man on fire
shared revenge thriller structure, criminal underworld, violent catharsis, and morally compromised protagonists
true romance
shared neo-noir atmosphere, obsessive revenge plotting, criminal conspiracies, and stylized violence
the brave one
shared urban crime setting, surveillance motifs, retribution themes, and tense romantic alliance
disturbia
shared high-rise observation, mysterious neighboring woman, and crime-thriller suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Niels Arden Oplev
- Release Date
- 2013-03-08
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (1608)
Cast
- Colin Farrell
- Noomi Rapace
- Terrence Howard
- Dominic Cooper
- Isabelle Huppert
- Luis Da Silva, Jr.
- John Cenatiempo
- Stuart Bennett
- Franky G
- F. Murray Abraham
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Dead Man Down about?
- Two wounded avengers forge a dangerous alliance inside a New York crime empire, turning private trauma into a violent reckoning.
- What is Dead Man Down like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dead Man Down as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Dead Man Down violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Dead Man Down as graphic.
- What did critics think of Dead Man Down?
- Critics generally found the film watchable because of its cast and visuals but undermined by absurd plot twists, slack pacing, and an unrewarding climax.
- Which films are like Dead Man Down?
- Films with a similar feel include man on fire, true romance, the brave one, and disturbia.
- How long is Dead Man Down?
- Dead Man Down runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch Dead Man Down?
- In United States, Dead Man Down is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
