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The Raid: Redemption

R

Released Apr 13, 2012

1 hr. 41 min.

Action

Crime

Drama

List

87%

174 Reviews

Tomatometer

87%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

A rookie member of an elite team of commandos, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back while his comrades-in-arms go ahead with their mission to take down a brutal crime lord called Tama (Ray Sahetapy). However, the team's cover is blown, and Tama offers sanctuary to every criminal in his high-rise apartment block in exchange for the cops' heads. Now Rama must take command and lead his remaining team on an ultraviolent charge through the building to complete -- and survive -- the mission.

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Critics Consensus

No frills and all thrills, The Raid: Redemption is an inventive action film expertly paced and edited for maximum entertainment.

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Miroljub D

Great if all you want to see is people beating the snot out of each other. Plot and character development are tertiary to this movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Hargie M

A symphony of hyperactive beatdowns, each fight a brushstroke on the canvas of chaos. Every scene is a crescendo of brutality, an aria of aggression that leaves audiences breathless. This will leave you on the edge of your seat, craving an encore.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Erik y

Beautifully choreographed and violent. Pretty generic story is used just to show off the fighting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Noah W

Really brutal and a lot of fighting. Why use your words when you have your fists

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Arthur M

It's not very realistic, but it is SO well made it feels like it it! If you like martial-arts action movies, i'd 100% recommend this one to you! The editing and soundtrack are overall really well done, and they establish a really well paced rhytm throughout the movie. Some fights are amongst some of the most unique i've ever seen, and most action moments display a great level of inventivity, as the choreography of most scenes are very creative, and the camera work let you see all the stunt work quite clearly. The editing works really well around the gaps where it would be too risky for someone to do it, and the special effects are discrete but effective as well. The photography is also really adequate for its purposes, and it does its job quite well without even being noticeable. The script is kinda generic, but for the purposes of the movie is fine enough. It doesn't have any noticeable plot holes, and it establishes the characters' lore well enough. The acting is not amazing as well, but it is decent enough for them to sell their characters, and they deserve hats of for the REALLY well choreographed fight scenes.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Yash B

In terms of action and fight sequences, "The Raid: Redemption" is awesome. The movie is a nonstop action ride that kept me entertained. I think the issue with it is that there is pretty much no exposition and minimal reasons to care about anyone. I felt like if there was even just a little bit of character development before diving into the action, it could have been a more effective package. I still think the movie is very entertaining and is violent and dark where it needs to be. Overall, it is a movie that is good for what it is but I can't help but feel it could have been even better with a little more depth in its storytelling.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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Gareth Evans

Director

Iko Uwais

Rama

Joe Taslim

Jaka

Donny Alamsyah

Andi

Yayan Ruhian

Mad Dog

Pierre Gruno

Lt. Wahyu

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[Redemption] is a relentless, bloody, brutal action movie, with successive scene after scene of balls-to-the-wall-style choreographed violence.

Aug 14, 2017

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Grady Hendrix

Film Comment Magazine

Hollywood is particularly unsuited to producing sensation cinema these days.

Nov 5, 2013

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Chase Whale

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My only complaint about The Raid is that it ended.

Aug 28, 2013

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Peter Gray

The AU Review

Immensely fresh in that it truly feels like a film that will harm you at any given moment.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 24, 2024

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

Not only do the two actors make an indelible impression with their physical prowess, Evans’s direction and storytelling draws us in further so that each moment of character desperation holds audiences in a steel grip.

Jan 18, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The action is furious and non-stop, and Evans makes no bones about the type of movie he’s making. It’s heart-pounding and occasionally thrilling, but don’t expect much in terms of plot or character development.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Synopsis

A rookie member of an elite team of commandos, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back while his comrades-in-arms go ahead with their mission to take down a brutal crime lord called Tama (Ray Sahetapy). However, the team's cover is blown, and Tama offers sanctuary to every criminal in his high-rise apartment block in exchange for the cops' heads. Now Rama must take command and lead his remaining team on an ultraviolent charge through the building to complete -- and survive -- the mission.

Director: Gareth Evans
Executive Producer: Rangga Maya Barack-Evans, Irwan D. Mussry, Nate Bolotin, Todd Brown
Screenwriter: Gareth Evans
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Celluloid Dreams, XYZ Films
Rating: R (Strong Brutal Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Indonesian
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 14, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.6M

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