Dragged Across Concrete
75%RT Audience Score: 69%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Dragged Across Concrete is a film that is not for the faint of heart, but for those who appreciate a dark and gritty tale that challenges the audience. Clocking in at over two and a half hours, it may seem excessive, but the slow buildup steeped in melancholy never lets up, leading to a suspenseful and unpredictable journey. While the brutal violence and bloated runtime may not be for everyone, the off-kilter dialogue and surprises make it a compelling watch. Zahler’s unapologetic and uncompromising approach to storytelling may be repugnant to some, but for those who like it darker, it’s a rich and rewarding experience.
If you’re in the mood for a movie that’s dirty, angry, and full of surprises, then Dragged Across Concrete is the film for you. Clocking in at over two and a half hours, it’s not for the faint of heart, but it’s definitely worth the ride. The tension is so thick you could cut it with a knife, and the slow buildup is steeped in a melancholy that never lets up. It’s brutal, uncompromising, and unapologetic, but somehow still manages to be compulsively watchable. Just be prepared to feel a little bit dangled on the end of a meat hook.
Tagline
Production Company(ies)
Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment, VOD
Distributor
Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate Films
Release Type
THEATRICAL, THEATRICAL (LIMITED)
Filming Location(s)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 39m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States, Canada
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2019 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2019
Genre(s)
Crime, Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, Thomas Kretschmann, directed by S. Craig Zahler, written by S. Craig Zahler, crime, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Philip De Semlyen, Amy Nicholson, Paul Byrnes, David Stratton, Chris Stuckmann, Jonathan Romney, Marshall Shaffer, M.N. Miller, Brian Eggert, Taylor Baker, Jesse Hassenger, Jeffrey Zhang, R rating, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier, Tyler Jackson, Jack Heller, Sefton Fincham, Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate Films, Dolby Digital, Scope (2.35:1), police, criminal underworld, suspended, assaulting a suspect, video, grisly images, some sexuality/nudity, strong violence
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $15,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $18,549,153
Production budget ranking: 1,377
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $9,988,719
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Director(s)
S. Craig Zahler
Writer(s)
S. Craig Zahler
Producer(s)
Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier, Tyler Jackson, Jack Heller, Sefton Fincham
Film Festivals
Venice
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (150) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (114) | Rotten (36)
The dialogue has a nicely off-kilter feel.
August 4, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Philip De Semlyen
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
Dirty, angry, and it feels like it wants to pick a fight with you.
September 24, 2019
Amy Nicholson
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
Dragged Across Concrete feels like you’re dangling on the end of a meat hook. It’s painful and tense and at the same time, a little ridiculous… Even then, it’s full of surprises, and riches for those who like it darker.
August 28, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
Despite a running time (more than two and a half hours) that would normally seem excessive for this kind of movie, Dragged Across Concrete is never boring.
August 27, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
David Stratton
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
You look back and you pinpoint things that don’t belong, adding or detracting…feels like wasted baggage. But this film challenges critics, and challenging audiences, and that’s far more interesting than a filmmaker playing it safe.
August 2, 2019 | Rating: B+
Chris Stuckmann
ChrisStuckmann.com
TOP CRITIC
What makes the film, which clocks in at 159 minutes, seem less calculating and cynical is the way that slow buildup is steeped in a melancholy that never lets up even through the subsequent violence.
May 10, 2019
Jonathan Romney
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
While it’s certainly not a pleasant watch thanks to its brutal violence and bloated runtime, the murkiness merits discussion and deliberation.
March 20, 2023
Marshall Shaffer
Decider
You simply can never know what is going to happen next in Zahler’s pulp-fiction exploitation tale that is a brutal, uncompromising, unapologetic, and often repugnant journey that is compulsively watchable.
August 18, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
M.N. Miller
Ready Steady Cut
Throughout its two-hour-and-forty-minute runtime, I found myself alternating between feelings of disgust over how one might perceive these situations and feeling enrapt by the forceful way Zahler tells his story.
March 3, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Episode 33: Triple Threat / The Raid / Dragged Across Concrete
September 14, 2021 | Rating: 90/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
The second half of the film’s epic running time is a remarkable achievement in sustained suspense without resorting to cheap shortcuts
February 5, 2021 | Rating: B
Jesse Hassenger
SportsAlcohol
Dragged Across Concrete is an unapologetic noir that’s at times hard to swallow, a construct of the times that seems lab-grown to provoke and outrage.
January 29, 2021 | Rating: B
Jeffrey Zhang
Strange Harbors…
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
Trivia
Goofs
When we first see the getaway car near the end, it’s a white Chevrolet Tahoe. In the next scene it’s inexplicably a white Dodge Durango. Then it goes back to being a white Chevrolet Tahoe again.
Quotes
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Credits
Alternate Versions
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Soundtracks
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