Violent Ends

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Violent Ends

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2025

1h 51m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Set in the Ozark Mountains, Lucas Frost is an honest man brought up in a crime family whose only legacy is violence. As Lucas tries to make a peaceful life of his own with his fiancée, Emma, he is suddenly pulled back into the family business when his cousin, Eli, perpetrates an armed robbery with brutal consequences.

Critics Consensus

A bleak, trope-laden crime thriller, Violent Ends is elevated by a strong atmosphere and a captivating performance from Billy Magnussen, with brief flashes of directorial promise cutting through its familiar fatalism.

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Kyle Logan

Chicago Reader

Nov 23

3/5

As effective and good looking as Violent Ends may be, it’s just too generic to be something special.

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J. Kim Murphy

Variety

Nov 5

John-Michael Powell maintains a likably low-key interest in the local flavor of his home state, but it’s small potatoes in terms of personality. His self-serious approach proves a terminal match for his crime yarn’s familiar, simplistic plotting.

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

Oct 31

C+

This fatalistic revenge saga is so unrepentant towards its own movie-ness that its canned dialogue and clichéd story beats often present an engrossing counterpoint to its vividly authentic sense of time and place.

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Jayne Nelson

Radio Times

Jun 10

3/5

The cast have a decent line in "sweaty brooding" and the violence is almost Tarantino-level over-the-top - making this rather enjoyable, if unnerving at times.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

Dec 31

2/5

This crime thriller has a strong sense of atmosphere and a clear knowledge of the lay of the land, but otherwise it's confusing, morose, long, and, in the end, not really about very much.

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Alan French

Sunshine State Cineplex

Nov 21

6/10

While the tropes drop this from becoming an instant cable TV rewatchable, the performances alone make it worth the price of admission.

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Chase G

Mar 6

Lackluster at times, decent in others.

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Shawn H

Nov 5

This one of these movies not a lot of people know about but it definitely worth a viewing.

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Juandi

Nov 4

This film & story has so much heart. The cast did a great job with their delivery of the characters. The setting feels gritty & realistic. My only partial critique is the ending very bittersweet.

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Mr. Hollywood

Nov 4

Even though there isnt anything new in this film its still enjoyable. The acting is good which helps. A decent time at the movies

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Lokedog

Nov 3

A dark, fun ride through beautiful rural landscapes. The twists are fun. Great performances by all, and its beautifully shot. I will see this film again.

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Tom B

Nov 2

Fairly well done drama, but be aware it definitely is dark. As in ... dark.

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Synopsis

Set in the Ozark Mountains, Lucas Frost is an honest man brought up in a crime family whose only legacy is violence. As Lucas tries to make a peaceful life of his own with his fiancée, Emma, he is suddenly pulled back into the family business when his cousin, Eli, perpetrates an armed robbery with brutal consequences.

Director: John-Michael Powell
Producer: Vincent Sieber, Undine Buka
Screenwriter: John-Michael Powell
Distributor: Independent Film Company
Production Co: Midnight Road Entertainment, HappyBad Bungalow
Rating: R (Language|Strong/Bloody Violence|Some Drug Content)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $182.6K
Runtime: 1h 51m