Only God Forgives

Only God Forgives

Time to meet the Devil.

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

Produced by Wild Bunch, Gaumont

201389 min5.8 / 10

A visually hypnotic, morally murky descent into vengeance and emasculation set against Bangkok's neon underbelly, where beauty and brutality coexist in dreamlike stasis.

Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.

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  • Does Only God Forgives end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Only God Forgives sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Only God Forgives one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 96% of films.

  • Is Only God Forgives violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Only God Forgives easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Only God Forgives scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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