Overview
A passionate love story unfolds against the backdrop of a dangerous motorcycle club.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- raw
- melancholic
- atmospheric
- late night viewing
- crime drama marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s performances, atmosphere, and convincing biker milieu while finding its story relatively thin and stretched.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kathy describes how the Vandals provide belonging and mutual protection before their brotherhood is reshaped by violence.
The Vandals transform from a close Midwestern motorcycle club into a dangerous underworld involving violence, murder, and arson.
Photographer and would-be journalist Danny interviews Kathy, whose recollections take the story back through her relationship with Benny and the club.
The film foregrounds Midwestern bikers, club gatherings, photography, and an atmospheric outlaw milieu shaped by smoke, machinery, and night settings.
Films like The Bikeriders, and why
Easy Rider
period crime drama about outlaw motorcycle culture, masculine loyalty, and a subculture becoming more violent
The Departed
stylized American crime drama examining criminal brotherhood, shifting loyalties, and charismatic male communities
The Place Beyond the Pines
period-set character drama about insular male violence, identity, and a destructive code of loyalty
Goodfellas
raw, atmospheric crime drama centered on charismatic outsiders and the corrosive transformation of a tight-knit group
Movie Details
- Director
- Jeff Nichols
- Release Date
- 2024-06-19
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (1233)
Cast
- Austin Butler
- Jodie Comer
- Tom Hardy
- Michael Shannon
- Mike Faist
- Boyd Holbrook
- Damon Herriman
- Beau Knapp
- Emory Cohen
- Karl Glusman
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Bikeriders about?
- A fiercely atmospheric crime drama follows a Midwestern motorcycle club from surrogate family to violent underworld, testing one rider’s marriage and loyalty.
- What is The Bikeriders like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Bikeriders as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Bikeriders violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Bikeriders as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Bikeriders?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s performances, atmosphere, and convincing biker milieu while finding its story relatively thin and stretched.
- Which films are like The Bikeriders?
- Films with a similar feel include Easy Rider, The Departed, The Place Beyond the Pines, and Goodfellas.
- How long is The Bikeriders?
- The Bikeriders runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Bikeriders?
- In United States, The Bikeriders is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
