Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- darkly humorous
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the concert-set premise and Josh Hartnett's central performance effective, but considered the later twists implausible and the climax uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cooper and Riley attend Lady Raven's concert while law enforcement covertly surrounds the venue to capture the Butcher.
Cooper presents himself as a devoted father while concealing his identity as a serial murderer.
The bright celebrity concert, merchandise economy, fan culture, and crowd excitement become the setting for a police operation and psychological threat.
Cooper's hidden identity is progressively exposed to viewers as he navigates police searches and attempts to evade capture.
Films like Trap, and why
The Silence of the Lambs
shares a psychological thriller framework, concealed identity, and escalating pursuit built around a protagonist hiding a criminal double life
The Clovehitch Killer
combines crime thriller tension with dark humor, a predatory central figure, and an enclosed public setting transformed into a danger zone
A Quiet Place
features a family-oriented outing that becomes a tightly controlled suspense scenario, with identity deception and escape driving the tension
The Visit
shares Shyamalan's twist-oriented psychological suspense, ordinary domestic spaces disrupted by an extraordinary threat, and divisive tonal experimentation
Movie Details
- Director
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Release Date
- 2024-07-31
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (3047)
Cast
- Josh Hartnett
- Ariel Donoghue
- Saleka Night Shyamalan
- Hayley Mills
- Jonathan Langdon
- Alison Pill
- Mark Bacolcol
- Marnie McPhail
- Kid Cudi
- Russ
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Trap about?
- A seemingly devoted father turns a daughter’s pop concert outing into a high-wire escape from the law when the venue becomes a trap for his secret criminal identity.
- What is Trap like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Trap as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Trap violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Trap as moderate.
- What did critics think of Trap?
- Critics broadly found the concert-set premise and Josh Hartnett's central performance effective, but considered the later twists implausible and the climax uneven.
- Which films are like Trap?
- Films with a similar feel include The Silence of the Lambs, The Clovehitch Killer, A Quiet Place, and The Visit.
- How long is Trap?
- Trap runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Trap?
- In United States, Trap streams on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
