The Outsider

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The Outsider

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2018

2h 0m

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After World War II, an American POW stays in Japan and works his way through the rituals and hardships of the yakuza to become a member of the crime organization.

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Critics Consensus

Starring a disengaged Jared Leto and stuffed with gangster cliches, The Outsider never distinguishes itself enough to gain admittance into the inner circle of good yakuza pictures.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Take Leto out of the picture and you have an even less noteworthy movie, a yakuza tale with an originality deficit.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 9, 2018

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David Ehrlich

indieWire

Can a gaijin ever be trusted like family, or will his motives ultimately be self-serving? It's an interesting question in a story that's otherwise completely devoid of interesting questions, but The Outsider is too enamored with its foreign star.

Rated: D

Mar 8, 2018

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

"The Outsider" is a slick copy of multiple, much-better films and TV series. It's so well-polished it's practically featureless.

Mar 8, 2018

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Dan Jackson

Thrillist

The Outsider is needlessly cruel, dour, and slow. No amount of brooding from a handsome leading man can save it.

Jan 29, 2021

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Christian Gallichio

The Playlist

It's hard to fault The Outsider too much though, as it will predictably fall into the black hole that is Netflix original movies, so here's hoping that Zandvliet, Leto, and especially Hjelm move on to better things in the near future.

Rated: D

Oct 24, 2018

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Alci Rengifo

Entertainment Voice

The Outsider feels like the first draft of a story that could have worked with more tweaks and energy. It is another case of a project featuring talented people, but never truly exploiting their talents.

Aug 26, 2018

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Mic L

This is the only Yakuza film I have seen so far and I am dismayed by the amount of bad reviews. It looks and feels pretty strong, the scenes at the port near the end are amazing, and an overall feel of the Yakuza way of life. Maybe it doesn't stand on par with other such movies but hey neither does my ex-wife to any of my current friends ;) Not bad for a First time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/10/24

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Jeremy H

Boring, hard to stay awake though this one.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/15/24

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Руслан Г

Jared Leto as the hypnotist. By the end of the movie, I sat with my back straight and enjoyed his presence on the screen. An incredible experience. It was like watching some top movie from the 90s

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/24/24

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Barry M

solid film, great practical effects. just a basic good watch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/27/24

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Jeanne J

I've watched this 3 times. Great intro, showing Leto at his moody best. I thought the script original, darkly amusing in places and compelling all the way through. So surprised it's got such a bad rating.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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Nathan H

Technically good but falls short due to genre cliches are archetypes. Borrows a lot (ie too much) from Takeshi Kitano and his masterpiece Brother. Leno does his best with a character that is 2 dimensional at best.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/24

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Synopsis

After World War II, an American POW stays in Japan and works his way through the rituals and hardships of the yakuza to become a member of the crime organization.

Director: Martin Zandvliet
Producer: Ken Kao, Art Linson, John Linson
Screenwriter: Andrew Baldwin
Production Co: Linson Entertainment, Waypoint Entertainment
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 9, 2018
Runtime: 2h 0m

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