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The Outsider

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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Hector T I thought the movie was a solid 7/10 Jared did the performance his way and the way only he can, sure other actors could have brought more energy to the role but I think this set the vibe for the movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/25 Full Review Faiszal David C realmente la película intenta hacer una propuesta bastante interesante, a pesar de que hay momentos donde se torna lenta y se espera un poco mas, la película vale totalmente la pena, incentivando un poco hasta una secuela. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/25 Full Review Chicken W Painfully dull..For the majority of the film you don't know what the hell is going on. Slow, slow, slow. Jared Leto is the least charismatic actor in the world. I hate this film. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Audience Member Une déception à la hauteur du potentiel. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/14/24 Full Review 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 Full Review Jeremy H Boring, hard to stay awake though this one. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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