Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- brooding
- paranoid
- harrowing
- late night thriller viewing
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film an intense but familiar conspiracy revenge thriller anchored by Mel Gibson’s performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Thomas Craven investigates his daughter Emma’s killing and turns the search into a personal campaign of retribution.
Craven’s homicide investigation expands into a conspiracy involving political figures, activists, and concealed corruption.
Craven is a street detective whose daughter’s death causes him to lose control while pursuing the perpetrators.
The mystery links a Boston police investigation to senators, corporate interests, assassinations, and a cover-up.
Films like Edge of Darkness, and why
Taken
Shares a revenge thriller framework centered on a parent pursuing those responsible for a family murder, with fast pacing and vigilante justice.
The Parallax View
Shares conspiracy thriller elements, institutional corruption, a grieving investigator, and a grim, politically charged atmosphere.
The International
Shares a brooding crime thriller mood, government cover-up themes, and a protagonist uncovering corruption through personal loss.
Death Wish
Shares an intense police revenge narrative driven by grief, murder investigation, and escalating vigilantism.
Movie Details
- Director
- Martin Campbell
- Release Date
- 2010-01-28
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (1810)
Cast
- Mel Gibson
- Ray Winstone
- Danny Huston
- Bojana Novaković
- Shawn Roberts
- David Aaron Baker
- Jay O. Sanders
- Denis O'Hare
- Damian Young
- Frank Grillo
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 Edge of Darkness about?
- After his daughter is murdered, a Boston detective follows a trail of political corruption that transforms a homicide inquiry into a brutal personal reckoning.
- What is Edge of Darkness like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Edge of Darkness as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Edge of Darkness violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Edge of Darkness as brutal.
- What did critics think of Edge of Darkness?
- Critics found the film an intense but familiar conspiracy revenge thriller anchored by Mel Gibson’s performance.
- Which films are like Edge of Darkness?
- Films with a similar feel include Taken, The Parallax View, The International, and Death Wish.
- How long is Edge of Darkness?
- Edge of Darkness runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch Edge of Darkness?
- In United States, Edge of Darkness is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
