Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- tense
- heightened
- action movie night
- crime thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film to be a straightforward, competently paced action thriller undermined by predictable plotting and familiar genre conventions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vincent gives Will twelve hours to recover the missing ten million dollars and save Alison.
Will’s return from prison is immediately transformed into a desperate effort to rescue his estranged teenage daughter.
Robberies, taxi rides, police pursuit, and the kidnapping crisis unfold across New Orleans.
Vincent’s presumed survival and abduction of Alison convert the earlier robbery into a direct threat against Will’s family.
Films like Stolen, and why
Taken
Shares a ticking-clock kidnapping rescue, hard-edged action thriller pacing, and a criminal protagonist forced into a desperate mission.
The Expendables 2
Combines a former criminal’s family-centered rescue mission with brisk action, pursuit sequences, and a conventional revenge-driven thriller structure.
Parker
Features a professional thief, a personal betrayal, and an urgent criminal underworld thriller built around escalating pursuit and violence.
Con Air
Shares Nicolas Cage’s intense everyman action persona, crime-driven stakes, and a fast-moving rescue narrative.
Movie Details
- Director
- Simon West
- Release Date
- 2012-09-06
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (1147)
Cast
- Nicolas Cage
- Sami Gayle
- Josh Lucas
- Malin Akerman
- Danny Huston
- Shanna Forrestall
- Kevin Foster
- Mark Valley
- Barry Shabaka Henley
- Edrick Browne
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, 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 Stolen about?
- An imprisoned master thief races across New Orleans to recover a vanished fortune and save the daughter his vengeful former partner has kidnapped.
- What is Stolen like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Stolen as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Stolen violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Stolen as moderate.
- What did critics think of Stolen?
- Critics generally found the film to be a straightforward, competently paced action thriller undermined by predictable plotting and familiar genre conventions.
- Which films are like Stolen?
- Films with a similar feel include Taken, The Expendables 2, Parker, and Con Air.
- How long is Stolen?
- Stolen runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Stolen?
- In United States, Stolen streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
