Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- darkly comic
- cynical
- disturbing
- late night horror
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an ambitious, tightly escalating suspense thriller whose provocative premise and cynical examination of human nature outweigh its risk-taking shortcomings.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Phuchit loses his job, faces serious debt, and accepts the thirteen-task contest because of immediate financial need.
The film presents a polished commercial thriller while pushing its game premise toward grotesque and morally provocative territory.
The anonymous caller offers Phuchit one hundred million baht for completing thirteen successive tasks.
The film’s comedy-horror identity is grounded in disgust, dark amusement, and increasingly disturbing challenges.
Films like 13: Game of Death, and why
Saw
Shares a sinister game structure, escalating psychological tension, moral degradation, and darkly comic cruelty.
Cheap Thrills
Combines ordinary financial desperation with grotesque challenges, cynical social commentary, and suspense built through escalating tasks.
The Belko Experiment
Offers a bleak, transgressive survival game driven by money, humiliation, and mounting psychological pressure.
Movie Details
- Director
- Chookiat Sakveerakul
- Release Date
- 2006-10-05
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (168)
Cast
- Krissada Sukosol Clapp
- Achita Sikamana
- Sarunyu Wongkrachang
- Nattapong Arunnate
- Namfon Pakdee
- Piyapan Choopetch
- Philip Wilson
- Sukanya Kongkawong
- Nakarin Triemmareng
- Chano Pemberger
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 13: Game of Death about?
- A debt-ridden salesman enters a lucrative thirteen-task contest that turns financial desperation into a grotesque test of human morality.
- What is 13: Game of Death like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 13: Game of Death as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is 13: Game of Death violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in 13: Game of Death as graphic.
- What did critics think of 13: Game of Death?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an ambitious, tightly escalating suspense thriller whose provocative premise and cynical examination of human nature outweigh its risk-taking shortcomings.
- Which films are like 13: Game of Death?
- Films with a similar feel include Saw, Cheap Thrills, and The Belko Experiment.
- How long is 13: Game of Death?
- 13: Game of Death runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch 13: Game of Death?
- In United States, 13: Game of Death is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
