Motor City

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Motor City

R

Jul 2026

1h 43m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

Motor City's deliberate lack of dialogue occasionally backfires in a story that winds up running on fumes, but a rollicking soundtrack and visual panache soup up the engine enough to deliver a memorable ride.

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Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

Aug 25, 2026

Motor City contains around five lines from the opening moments to the end credits. Since there isn’t much in the way of conversation, the bruising combat scenes take center stage to head-spinning effect.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

Jul 31, 2026

4/5

If you’re an action junkie, this is your fix.

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Jesse Hassenger

AV Club

Jul 28, 2026

C

For movie-watchers who have wished that modern cinema was less reliant on boilerplate dialogue and tell-don’t-show exposition dumps, Motor City plays like a monkey’s paw curling in slow motion.

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Brett Arnold

Yahoo.com

Aug 26, 2026

A compilation mixtape in search of a movie, "Motor City" is an almost entirely wordless action movie that assumes audiences will be happy with bare minimum plotting as long as a song they enjoy is playing.

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Aug 15, 2026

3/5

Potsy Poncrioli's nearly dialogue-free revenge thriller is an ambitious idea, even if the execution is uneven.

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Terry Terrones

Polygon

Aug 11, 2026

What separates it from many of its contemporaries is its confidence. It believes Ritchson can tell a story with his face, silence, and a perfectly chosen '70s soundtrack as effectively as another screenplay might tell it with a page of exposition.

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Diego

Sep 25, 2026

A different style of movie. I loved it. The level and lengths of petty John miller goes through to get his lick back is something I can get bahind. You wish he didn’t go through it but it feels good knowing that he avenged Sophia.

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TyAndrea

Sep 17, 2026

The people in my theater were super obnoxious so it was kind of difficult to fully enjoy and immerse myself in the movie but overall I really really enjoyed it and I love the concept.

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CRS

Aug 26, 2026

Horrible. Just stupid. Period. Full stop.

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John B

Aug 24, 2026

absolutely loved this.....can't believe this didnt get mote buzz

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Giovanni

Aug 18, 2026

good movie I kinda would've wanted the ending to go more towards a part 2 but overall good movie

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JUAN N HERRRERA VASQUEZ

Aug 8, 2026

Pretty boring. Pace is pretty slow and I felt sleep with the trama. Not recommend.

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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: Jon Berg, Cliff Roberts, Greg Silverman, Joshua Harris
Screenwriter: Chad St. John
Distributor: Independent Film Company
Production Co: Peachtree Media Partners, Stampede Ventures, Gramercy Park Media, Black Bear
Rating: R (Some Grisly Images|Drug Content|Sexuality/Nudity|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 25, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.7M
Runtime: 1h 43m

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