Motor City

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Motor City

R

Jul 2026

1h 43m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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94 Reviews

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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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Critics Consensus

Motor City's deliberate lack of dialogue occasionally backfires in a story that winds up running on fumes, but a rollicking soundtrack and visual panache soup up the engine enough to deliver a memorable ride.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

Jul 31

4/5

If you’re an action junkie, this is your fix.

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Jesse Hassenger

AV Club

Jul 28

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

Jul 25

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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Terry Terrones

Polygon

2d

What separates it from many of its contemporaries is its confidence. It believes Ritchson can tell a story with his face, silence, and a perfectly chosen '70s soundtrack as effectively as another screenplay might tell it with a page of exposition.

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Deniz Arslan

Battle Royale With Cheese

4d

6/10

Motor City is visually striking and confidently acted, but its dialogue-free gimmick ends up limiting rather than elevating the story. Stylish, yes—but ultimately too familiar to justify the experiment.

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Andrew Dignan

In Review Online

Aug 2

Ponciroli has met the challenge of telling a story without dialogue by dumbing his film down and engaging in meathead spectacle. The film's shallowness speaks volumes.

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JUAN N HERRRERA VASQUEZ

5d

Pretty boring. Pace is pretty slow and I felt sleep with the trama. Not recommend.

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David M

Aug 7

A simple but effective story with great cinematography and action sequences.

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Mr Shark

Aug 5

This movie was different. They told a story in a way I haven't seen before in modern movies. .. and it was a good story.

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Parker

Aug 4

Horrible, laughingly bad

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Daniel

Aug 4

Silent film? Seriously?

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Drew

Aug 2

Horrible move ! They didn’t speak their first words until the movie was almost over

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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
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.7M
Runtime: 1h 43m

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