Overview
A man's darkly comedic journey takes an unexpected turn when mistaken identity leads him down a path of crime.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- darkly comic
- sardonic
- bleak
- dark comedy night
- independent film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an entertaining, well-crafted dark crime comedy whose wit and genre play coexist with an ultimately empty and melancholy atmosphere.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ray is mistaken for a low-rent hitman, transforming his suicidal plan into an unexpected criminal predicament.
The film combines Ray's suicidal despair and marital betrayal with the absurdity of a stranger misidentifying him as a killer.
The Texas setting and its network of personal and criminal entanglements create a claustrophobic small-town noir framework.
Ray's personal despair, infidelity crisis, and mistaken criminal identity draw him into escalating violence.
Films like LaRoy, Texas, and why
Fargo
darkly comic crime caper, small-town desperation, and escalating mistaken identity
Blood Simple
bleakly humorous neo-noir atmosphere, criminal entanglements, and ordinary people overwhelmed by violence
Burn After Reading
offbeat crime storytelling, eccentric characters, and tonal movement between absurdity and melancholy
Movie Details
- Director
- Shane Atkinson
- Release Date
- 2024-04-12
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (194)
Cast
- John Magaro
- Steve Zahn
- Galadriel Stineman
- Matthew Del Negro
- Bob Clendenin
- Brad Leland
- Dylan Baker
- Megan Stevenson
- Emily Pendergast
- Alex Knight
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MGM+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 LaRoy, Texas about?
- A suicidal Texas husband is mistaken for a hitman, pulling him into a darkly comic web of betrayal, violence, and unlikely second chances.
- What is LaRoy, Texas like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of LaRoy, Texas as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is LaRoy, Texas violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in LaRoy, Texas as moderate.
- What did critics think of LaRoy, Texas?
- Critics broadly found the film an entertaining, well-crafted dark crime comedy whose wit and genre play coexist with an ultimately empty and melancholy atmosphere.
- Which films are like LaRoy, Texas?
- Films with a similar feel include Fargo, Blood Simple, and Burn After Reading.
- How long is LaRoy, Texas?
- LaRoy, Texas runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch LaRoy, Texas?
- In United States, LaRoy, Texas streams on MGM+ Amazon Channel.
