Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- disturbing
- paranoid
- late night horror
- dark thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found an intelligent but bleak and excessively grisly serial-killer thriller whose philosophical premise struggles beneath its torture-heavy execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The WΔZ equation is carved into victims' bodies and drives the police investigation into the perpetrator's logic.
Each victim is forced to choose between sacrificing their own life or a loved one's life.
Critics specifically describe the film's neo-noir greens and browns alongside its blood-and-grime aesthetic.
Victims are found gruesomely mutilated, with the equation carved into their skin.
Films like WΔZ, and why
Saw
shared serial-killer investigation, grim neo-noir atmosphere, torture-centered moral dilemmas, and bleak thriller intensity
Se7en
shared forensic crime investigation, philosophical killer, disturbing murders, and oppressive neo-noir style
Hostel
shared sadistic killer premise, graphic peril, revenge themes, and confrontational horror-thriller tone
The Bone Collector
shared police pursuit of a psychologically motivated murderer, grim urban setting, and dark crime-thriller mood
Movie Details
- Director
- Tom Shankland
- Release Date
- 2007-05-19
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (235)
Cast
- Selma Blair
- Melissa George
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Sally Hawkins
- John Sharian
- Paul Kaye
- Michael Wildman
- Ashley Walters
- Tom Hardy
- Alibe Parsons
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Lionsgate+ 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 WΔZ about?
- A grim New York police investigation becomes a blood-soaked test of love, sacrifice, and mathematical destiny.
- What is WΔZ like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of WΔZ as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is WΔZ violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in WΔZ as graphic.
- What did critics think of WΔZ?
- Critics generally found an intelligent but bleak and excessively grisly serial-killer thriller whose philosophical premise struggles beneath its torture-heavy execution.
- Which films are like WΔZ?
- Films with a similar feel include Saw, Se7en, Hostel, and The Bone Collector.
- How long is WΔZ?
- WΔZ runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch WΔZ?
- In United States, WΔZ streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.
