Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- paranoid
- disturbing
- bleak
- late night thriller viewing
- dark crime marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a grim, disturbing crime thriller undermined by an overworked premise and uneven execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Erroll Babbage’s determination to protect potential victims is inseparable from his hostility toward the sex offenders he supervises.
The investigation unfolds across desolate areas near Albuquerque, trailer parks, diners, and hidden criminal spaces.
Babbage spends his final eighteen days training Allison Lowry and persuades her to join his unauthorized search for Harriet Wells.
Babbage and Lowry follow leads through pornography, sexual perversions, and suspected child predation.
Films like The Flock, and why
Se7en
Shares a bleak psychological crime investigation, predatory offender focus, and disturbing procedural atmosphere.
8MM
Shares an investigator entering an underground world of pornography, exploitation, and sexual violence.
Kiss the Girls
Shares a missing-girl investigation, serial predator suspicions, and tense procedural thriller structure.
Hardcore
Shares abrasive criminal investigation, moral corruption, and a grim descent into hidden sexual criminality.
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
- Release Date
- 2007-08-04
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (290)
Cast
- Richard Gere
- Claire Danes
- KaDee Strickland
- Ray Wise
- Russell Sams
- Avril Lavigne
- Kristina Romero
- Dwayne L. Barnes
- Matt Schulze
- Debrianna Mansini
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 The Flock about?
- A disgraced sex-offender monitor drags his cautious replacement into a grim New Mexico hunt for a missing teenager.
- What is The Flock like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Flock as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Flock violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Flock as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Flock?
- Critics broadly found the film a grim, disturbing crime thriller undermined by an overworked premise and uneven execution.
- Which films are like The Flock?
- Films with a similar feel include Se7en, 8MM, Kiss the Girls, and Hardcore.
- How long is The Flock?
- The Flock runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Flock?
- In United States, The Flock streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
