Motor City
Love will drive you mad.
In 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster's girl and lands in prison for a crime he didn't commit. With his life ruined, Miller plots revenge against the man who took his girl away.
Directed by Potsy Ponciroli · Action · Thriller · Crime · 103 min · 2026
Trailer
Director
Potsy Ponciroli
Writer
Chad St. John
Studio
Stampede Ventures / Gramercy Park Media
Release
2026-07-23
Runtime
103 min
Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
Full Plot
In 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster's girl. In retaliation, the gangster enacts a frame job to send the innocent man to prison. Life ruined, Miller plots a revenge campaign against the man who took his girl away.
Cast & Characters
Sophia
Shailene Woodley
Reynolds
Ben Foster
Singh
Amar Chadha-Patel
Kent
Ben McKenzie
Youngblood
Lionel Boyce
Savick
Pablo Schreiber
Athos
Rafael Cebrián
Did You Know?
Did You Know that Motor City's script was included in the 2009 Black List?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13
Did You Know that Dominic Cooper initially entered negotiations to star in the film after Joel Silver was impressed with his performance in The Devil's Double?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13
Did You Know that Gerard Butler was offered the lead role and then Adrien Brody joined the film as the villain after scheduling conflicts?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13
Did You Know that filming began on July 10, 2024, in New Jersey and partially in Detroit?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13
Critical Assessment
Motor City holds 5.7/10 on TMDb (12 votes). IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic scores will populate automatically via the site's daily refresh once available.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of August 11, 2026
Where to Watch
United States
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on TMDb's aggregated score (5.7/10 on TMDb (12 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Motor City's Rotten Tomatoes score?+
Motor City holds a 72% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.
What is Motor City's IMDb rating?+
Motor City has a 5.8/10 rating on IMDb from 259 votes.
What is Motor City's Metacritic score?+
Motor City has a Metascore of 55/100 on Metacritic.
Is Motor City good? What are critics saying?+
Motor City holds 5.7/10 on TMDb (12 votes). IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic scores will populate automatically via the site's daily refresh once available.
How long is Motor City?+
Motor City has a runtime of 103 min.
Who directed Motor City?+
Motor City was directed by Potsy Ponciroli.
Where can I watch Motor City?+
Motor City is available to stream, rent, or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Plex.
Fan & Critic Buzz
While some reviewers praise the film's non-digital approach and use of song as a way to enhance the viewing experience. Critics also appreciate the lack of dialogue in certain scenes and consider it effective storytelling choice. However, others find the silence jarring at times, particularly when focusing on the plot rather than visuals.
Viewer Reviews (TMDb)
Alfred Hitchcock once declared that filmmakers "should only resort to dialogue when it is completely impossible to tell the story visually" and famously critiqued dialogue-heavy films as merely "photographs of people talking." However one approaches director Potsy Ponciroli's **M…
Make sure you put subtitles on while watching this one. You don't want to miss a thing!! Non stop fun!!
tender_buttkiss · 2/10
From the trailer's comments
Insane how good it feels to just hear the regular version of a song in a trailer
@warmandpunchy · 539 likesSee, now, the lack of dialogue in this forces you to look at it... terrific trailer.
@NAuchterlounie · 273 likesOne of the best trailers I've seen lately. No dialogue, just a soundtrack that perfectly captures the grit, anger, and vengeance of the story. That Jack White track really rocks.
@CineMovieTV · 584 likesBen Foster always makes for a terrific villain
@deang8017 · 224 likes1:37 Detective Gordon is back
@imJustaGamer100 · 114 likesAlan Ritchson really showed off his acting chops, its super nice to see him back in the big screen
@AnasShbib · 107 likesThe elevator fight was something else.
@thepassionofthegoose5472 · 31 likesI happily accept Alan Ritchson taking the mantle from Arny, Sly, insert all 80s, 90s, 00s action stars, the man for me can do no wrong and this one looks so good.
@ArthurZ23 · 52 likes
