Green Room
2015USA★ 6.73.5 pt match
Like Brimstone, this one is rooted in feeling powerless, sacrifice, and rage. Same energy: brutal, tense, slow burn, and escalating.
Brimstone
2016FranceLanguage: EnglishDirected by Martin Koolhoven★ 7.2
Available in English: subtitled
In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakbrutalhauntingtensecold and detached
Pacing
slow burnepisodicescalating
Story
survivalpursuitescapeunraveling
Emotion
griefguiltinjusticefeeling powerlesssacrificeloss of innocencerage
Themes
men and women navigating expectationsreligion and faithcorrupt institutionspovertyfamily duty
Feel
exhaustinggut punchquietly hauntingdiscussion starteremotionally wrecking
Violence
extremeWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Brimstone
If Brimstone hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Cape Fear
1991USA★ 7.33.5 pt match
Like Brimstone, this one is rooted in guilt, feeling powerless, and rage. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and men and women navigating expectations. Both move the same way too, tense, brutal, escalating, and slow burn.