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.
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- Elijah Cariño1d agoMy first time watching a film like this. Makes you pay attention the whole time. Highly recommend
- Brooks Brown5d agoWhat a unique film.
- MarkOctober 2, 2026A decision was made to have very little dialogue in this movie. I personally believe that was a huge mistake; this could have been a very good action movie. Instead, it is just average, and there are much better ones out there.
- Dave BarnesOctober 2, 2026What a waste of time and talent from the actors. It was trying to out-Stath Statham but failed miserably. Good concept and decent acting but it just didn't hold together well at all.
- Scott OliverOctober 2, 2026No dialogue in entire movie….
- Lord JugginsAugust 29, 2026Great to see a pulp style film in 2026, great how for 99% of the film a word isn’t spoken, great story telling with the cinematography, fantastic music and sound. Great acting and a pleasure to watch something fresh in 2026. A great film to watch. Throughly enjoyed it, great cast and gritty, pulp style action, throughout.
- JepsenPooleySeptember 12, 2026Wasn’t expecting zero dialog throughout but the film held me to the end
- Jason LaytonSeptember 30, 2026yah...nope.
- MadMaxRTFSeptember 29, 2026I’m sorry, but I tried watching Motor City four times, and I simply cannot understand the praise. For me, a movie with almost no dialogue is not some great artistic achievement. It’s the opposite — it makes the experience feel empty. You can’t tell me that having five sentences in an entire movie automatically makes it deep, clever, or great art. People don’t watch movies just for crashes, shooting, action, and visuals. Dialogue matters. Characters matter. A story needs to be told in a way that makes you care about what is happening and why. I understand that the lack of dialogue was an intentional creative choice, and some people may appreciate that style. I didn’t. For me, it resulted in a poor-quality experience rather than a masterpiece. I gave it four chances. I still couldn’t enjoy it.
- fhe82August 31, 2026Motor City (2026) Pretty bold artistic decision for an action movie. And surprisingly, the almost complete lack of dialogue works for most of it. There are definitely a few scenes where the characters just stare at each other or point at things like they are training a dog. At first, I honestly thought Alan Ritchson’s character was mute or deaf. Leaving those awkward moments aside, though, the story moves pretty well without much dialogue. Actually, scratch that. No dialogue at all. The action scenes work especially well in that format. The movie leans heavily on the music score to carry the rhythm, and while it does not always land, sometimes it really does pull you into the scene. Then comes the final boss fight. And yes, I am calling it that so everybody understands exactly what I mean. That is where the production earns its money. Brutal, physical, well staged, and very reminiscent of The Raid. Props to the production team. And that ending... Well, that is one hell of a grudge to carry. Thanks for reading.
- August 29, 2026I thought it was cool to see musician Jack White (of The White Stripes) show up in a cameo as a piano player at a bar in one of the scenes. During the end credits I saw that Jack was an executive producer for this movie (Alan Ritchson is as well). He's a Detroit native, so it makes sense.
Jack White cameo
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Motor City was released on July 23, 2026.
Motor City was directed by Potsy Ponciroli.
Motor City has a runtime of 1h 44m.
Motor City was produced by Jon Berg, Cliff Roberts, Chad St. John, Greg Silverman, Alan Ritchson, Joshua Harris.
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.
The key characters in Motor City are John Miller (Alan Ritchson), Reynolds (Ben Foster), Sophia (Shailene Woodley).
Motor City is rated R.
Motor City is an Action, Crime, Drama film.
Motor City has an audience rating of 6.4 out of 10.
Motor City had a budget of $30M.