Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- irreverent
- provocative
- cult movie night
- adrenaline fueled viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that the sequel delivers a fast, exciting, deliberately excessive thrill ride, though its vulgarity and mean-spirited brutality produced sharply mixed reactions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Chev must repeatedly charge his temporary heart while racing to recover the real one.
The film escalates bloodshed, bodily harm, and outrageous stunts into deliberately excessive spectacle.
The protagonist tears through criminals and civilians in a chaotic urban rampage frequently compared to Grand Theft Auto.
Public sex, genital torture, and self-mutilation push the film's grotesque comic aesthetic beyond conventional action.
Films like Crank: High Voltage, and why
Crank
Shares breakneck pacing, graphic action, black comedy, and a deliberately outrageous antihero pursuit.
Gamer
Shares kinetic urban crime action, vulgar humor, stunt-driven spectacle, and a protagonist operating under severe physical pressure.
Shoot 'Em Up
Shares hyperactive action filmmaking, criminal underworld chaos, graphic violence, and irreverent comic excess.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
- Release Date
- 2009-04-16
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (3273)
Cast
- Jason Statham
- Amy Smart
- Dwight Yoakam
- Efren Ramirez
- Julanne Chidi Hill
- Jose Pablo Cantillo
- Reno Wilson
- Keone Young
- Art Hsu
- J. J. Soria
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Philo, MovieSphere+ 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 Crank: High Voltage about?
- A voltage-dependent hitman tears through a criminal underworld to reclaim his stolen heart before his artificial replacement fails.
- What is Crank: High Voltage like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Crank: High Voltage as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Crank: High Voltage violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Crank: High Voltage as graphic.
- What did critics think of Crank: High Voltage?
- Critics broadly agreed that the sequel delivers a fast, exciting, deliberately excessive thrill ride, though its vulgarity and mean-spirited brutality produced sharply mixed reactions.
- Which films are like Crank: High Voltage?
- Films with a similar feel include Crank, Gamer, and Shoot 'Em Up.
- How long is Crank: High Voltage?
- Crank: High Voltage runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Crank: High Voltage?
- In United States, Crank: High Voltage streams on fuboTV, Philo, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
