Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- claustrophobic
- bleak
- late night thriller viewing
- crime movie marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ron and Dale hide at Andrew's remote manor, turning an attempted car exchange and extortion scheme into a volatile siege.
Dale is asked to dye her hair and impersonate Andrew's absent fiancée Gabrielle at the bank.
The manor traps Ron, Dale, and Andrew in escalating negotiations involving deception, seduction, threats, and captivity.
Ron seeks money to flee to Thailand, but murder, robbery, impersonation, and hostage-taking continually complicate the plan.
Films like Restraint, and why
Cul-de-sac
rural home invasion thriller driven by psychological manipulation, claustrophobic domestic tension, and criminal outsiders
Funny Games
isolated estate setting, escalating violence, and unstable power dynamics among trapped characters
Kalifornia
crime couple on the run, volatile romantic loyalty, and bleak thriller momentum
Movie Details
- Director
- David Denneen
- Release Date
- 2008-08-19
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (140)
Cast
- Travis Fimmel
- Teresa Palmer
- Stephen Moyer
- Philip Holder
- Margie McCrae
- Peter Davies
- Taylor Owyns
- Keith Robinson
- Nate Jones
- Alyssa McClelland
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Restraint about?
- A fugitive criminal's desperate extortion scheme at a remote manor becomes a tense contest of deception, desire, and survival.
- What is Restraint like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Restraint as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Restraint violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Restraint as brutal.
- Which films are like Restraint?
- Films with a similar feel include Cul-de-sac, Funny Games, and Kalifornia.
- How long is Restraint?
- Restraint runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Restraint?
- In United States, Restraint streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
