Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- macabre
- sarcastic
- late night horror
- thriller double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film tense, energetic, visually inventive, and entertaining, with meaningful attention to abuses of power and misogyny.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sheriff Bilstein treats his badge as permission to prey on vulnerable young women and control the local community.
Bobbie is pursued through the remote New Mexico desert, where roads, scrapyards, and small-town spaces become traps.
Critics specifically highlight the sheriff eating chicken and the transition from scrapyard cars to hijacked phones as striking genre imagery.
The film uses curveballs, chase sequences, and a genuine shock moment to keep Bobbie's survival uncertain.
Films like Blood Star, and why
The Hitcher
desert-set cat-and-mouse thriller centered on a vulnerable protagonist escaping a violent predator
Hounds of Love
horror-thriller driven by institutionalized male violence, pursuit, and harsh survival tension
U Turn
stylized, pulpy crime thriller with sarcastic menace, sudden brutality, and Tarantinoesque imagery
Breakdown
woman-in-peril thriller using resourcefulness against an abusive authority figure
Movie Details
- Director
- Lawrence Jacomelli
- Release Date
- 2024-12-11
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (78)
Cast
- Britni Camacho
- John Schwab
- Sydney Brumfield
- Travis Lincoln Cox
- Felix Merback
- Arthur Roberts
- Gwen Van Dam
- Ray Buffer
- Joseph Lopez
- Brandon Brown
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 Blood Star about?
- A streetwise petty thief battles to escape a predatory sheriff across the unforgiving New Mexico desert.
- What is Blood Star like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blood Star as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Blood Star violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Blood Star as graphic.
- What did critics think of Blood Star?
- Critics broadly found the film tense, energetic, visually inventive, and entertaining, with meaningful attention to abuses of power and misogyny.
- Which films are like Blood Star?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hitcher, Hounds of Love, U Turn, and Breakdown.
- How long is Blood Star?
- Blood Star runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Blood Star?
- In United States, Blood Star streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
