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Motor City

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In 1970s Detroit, a working class romantic is framed by a ruthless gangster after falling for his girlfriend. After years in prison, he returns with only one mission: revenge.

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Wendy Ide Screen International Nov 26
The excessive use of music, and the highly choreographed shooting style, means that the film looks and feels like an extremely violent extended music video. Go to Full Review David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter Sep 15
A glowering Alan Ritchson brings gravitas by virtue of his hulking physical presence alone, but Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster and Pablo Schreiber are stuck playing characters too familiar to pack much heat. Go to Full Review Steve Pond TheWrap Sep 8
It shouldn’t work but it pretty much does, at least for those who are big enough pulp fans to go along with this wacky thrill ride. Go to Full Review Doug Jamieson The Jam Report Oct 25
3/5
A pulpy revenge thriller that doesn’t care much for subtlety but absolutely thrives on mood and texture. Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Movies We Texted About Oct 14
If more movies are this smart about how they use sound and image to tell a story without words, we might get a revival of so-called silent cinema after all. Go to Full Review Shakyl Lambert CGMagazine Oct 3
6/10
Motor City feels like a graphic novel I would off-handedly pick up at my library and become obsessed with as a teen. It’s an interesting experiment, but it only serves to highlight how much better this would work on the page rather than on the screen. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Potsy Ponciroli

Director

Alan Ritchson

Actor

Ben Foster

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Shailene Woodley

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Benjamin McKenzie

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Lionel Boyce

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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1970s Detroit, a working class romantic is framed by a ruthless gangster after falling for his girlfriend. After years in prison, he returns with only one mission: revenge.
Director
Potsy Ponciroli
Producer
Greg Silverman, Jon Berg
Screenwriter
Chad St. John
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 43m