Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- tense
- violent
- action movie night
- late night thriller viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly considered the film a competent but modest straight-to-DVD thriller that delivers serviceable action without exceeding genre expectations.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ray Carver works for two rival gangs while Aleksey Andreev enters the conflict as a feared Russian assassin.
The plot explicitly places American criminals and organized crime in Prague after the collapse of the Communist system.
Ray Carver and Aleksey Andreev are positioned as rival assassins during the gang war.
The 91-minute runtime and critical reception characterize it as a serviceable, good straight-to-DVD thriller.
Films like One in the Chamber, and why
The Mechanic
shared assassin protagonists, gang warfare, brisk action-thriller pacing, and international criminal underworld
Assassins
shared professional killers, rival criminal organizations, hard-edged violence, and compact revenge-thriller structure
The Tournament
shared eastern european crime setting, hired assassins, mob rivalries, and direct-to-video action sensibility
Movie Details
- Director
- William Kaufman
- Release Date
- 2012-08-21
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (171)
Cast
- Dolph Lundgren
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Leo Gregory
- Billy Murray
- Claudia Bassols
- Louis Mandylor
- Slavi Slavov
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- 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 One in the Chamber about?
- A dual-assassin crime thriller turns Prague’s post-Communist underworld into a battlefield for rival gangs.
- What is One in the Chamber like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of One in the Chamber as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is One in the Chamber violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in One in the Chamber as graphic.
- What did critics think of One in the Chamber?
- Critics broadly considered the film a competent but modest straight-to-DVD thriller that delivers serviceable action without exceeding genre expectations.
- Which films are like One in the Chamber?
- Films with a similar feel include The Mechanic, Assassins, and The Tournament.
- How long is One in the Chamber?
- One in the Chamber runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch One in the Chamber?
- In United States, One in the Chamber streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
