The Mechanic fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime and everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Brutally violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
The Mechanic is brutally violent, tense, and thrilling.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime and everyday modern life
Its world is built around crime and everyday modern life.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Mechanic is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Paramount+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 56/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 54%, and Metacritic 49). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
The Mechanic runs 1 h 33 min.
Yes. Critics average 52 and audiences 59 out of 100, so both groups see The Mechanic much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $40 million to make and earned $51 million worldwide, 1.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States, Germany.
+61GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Mechanic in 75 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 88 storytelling tropes for The Mechanic, including I Have Your Wife, Fast-Roping, Infraction Distraction.
6.5
