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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Jesse Hassenger

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11h

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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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

3d

2.5/4

It’s a fun little ditty, but might not be much more than that. Maybe it doesn’t have to be.

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Tim Cogshell

Alt Film Guide

3d

3.5

Screenwriter Chad St. John and director Potsy Ponciroli’s very good revenge flick tells its story through the acting of its excellent cast – Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, and Pablo Schneider – its extensive soundtrack (score), and a few words.

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Randy Meeks

Espinof

9h

3/5

It lacks risk, audacity, energy, and violence, and, honestly, it has too many songs. In the end, this visit to a music-loving city turns out to be a disappointment that doesn't even inspire dancing. [Full review in Spanish]

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Tom Meek

Cambridge Day

1d

2.5/4

It’s like the coolest music video from before there were music videos.

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Chuck Bowen

Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

1d

Without the top-40 hits, we notice that we have characters that barely work up to archetypes, going through the motions. Talk about a buzz kill.

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maria angle

49m

i disliked that there was no voice comunnication in the whole movie. i asked for a refund and the staff stated I could not get a refund just because I did not like the movie.

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Jeff D

1h

15 words of fecal matter

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Hodie

2h

Love that most of the film was silent but still easy to follow along. Hated the ending though.

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James D

3h

The conceit of the film almost works, but they're too in love with it. The expository scenes could've been shorter and some were redundant. The action is nifty but requires a lot of patience. A for effort.

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aaron

4h

Worst movie ever I have never walked out of a movie and wasted money don’t come see this.no words were spoken at all.

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Timothy S

5h

Interesting no dialogue yet still a good movie.

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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
Runtime: 1h 43m