Only God Forgives (2013)

Cast

Ryan Gosling
as Julian
Kristin Scott Thomas
as Crystal
Tom Burke
as Billy
Yayaying Rhatha Phongam
as Mai

Get more information about Only God Forgives (2013) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Action Crime Drama

5.7 / 10

Bangkok. Ten years ago Julian killed a man and went on the run. Now he manages a Thai boxing club as a front for a drugs operation. Respected in the criminal underworld, deep inside, he feels empty. When Julian's brother murders an underage prostitute, the police call on retired cop Chang - the Angel of Vengeance. Chang allows the father to kill his daughter's murderer, then 'restores order' by chopping off the man's right hand. Julian's mother Crystal - the head of a powerful criminal organization - arrives in Bangkok to collect her son's body. She dispatches Julian to find his killers and 'raise hell'.

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Comments on this trailer
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Malibu Beatz

this movie was so fukin weird. people starring into nothingness like its the new thing or something, @ first it was funny, then it got awkward and ridiculous the main character makes good movies, but this one was fucking garbage. - @Tuesday, October 22, 2013 8:23 AM

Manne Edoff

this is pure art - @Wednesday, September 25, 2013 4:48 PM

Aagon Aryan

Most artistic movie i'v ever seen. - @Wednesday, September 25, 2013 12:42 PM

Jacob Dowddd

whats wrong with that? - @Monday, September 23, 2013 11:07 PM

Jacob Dowddd

i agree - @Monday, September 23, 2013 11:07 PM

Jacob Dowddd

I agree with COZM0CRAMER it was extremely well crafted and brilliant to me, although not as good as drive - @Monday, September 23, 2013 11:05 PM

fegu

So much anger when a simple "no" would do. You went from all this God talk to a character study now. So you're saying there's no message whatsoever, no moral to the story? The title doesn't mean anything either right? - @Wednesday, September 18, 2013 9:53 PM

008maguire

If what you say is true then you are a total scumbag..you must live a sad life. - @Friday, September 13, 2013 9:41 AM

FoxenPiano

It is, and he is. - @Sunday, September 8, 2013 5:44 AM

Dragonball4eva

Well this film is nothing like that. - @Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:23 PM

BigB0ss00

You mean movies where the white man kills a bunch of Asian dudes? Hollywood gets at least 8 of those every year. - @Tuesday, August 20, 2013 7:58 AM

Fiidchell

We don't get many films like this. I don't know about everyone else, but I enjoyed it. - @Sunday, August 18, 2013 12:44 AM

Mohamed B Alsuwaidi

spoiler alert he dies - @Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:25 PM

Live Love Thailand

I have watch this Film in Bangkok , i was there for vacation and my Thai gf invited me to watch the film, it's not bad not too much talk in it it's an average film , too much violence in it. Thai and American mix style. - @Monday, August 12, 2013 6:48 PM

seamac206

How? - @Monday, August 12, 2013 3:04 PM

Captain Rhodes

i realy loved it. so what if theres no dialogue! are people so set in their ways and brainwashed that films all have to be the same. does the plot and meaning have to be spelt out to you while the director holds your hand? I read mixed reviews but was realy impressed. its unique and how many films are that these days? I found it gripping and wasnt bored at all. i realy dont understand people not liking it. i think it will be a cult movie at least - @Monday, August 12, 2013 12:34 AM

seamac206

-Top 3 favorite directors are Kubrick, Lynch and PTA, respectively -Went to a Film School -Read "Shot by Shot" by Steven Katz I won the game. - @Monday, August 12, 2013 12:01 AM

seamac206

you're insane and stupid - @Sunday, August 11, 2013 11:37 PM

Dragonball4eva

Which makes it better. Silence and violence > Spoken language - @Sunday, August 11, 2013 1:42 AM

Austin Eguia

cinematography is fantastic, but...theres maybe 5 lines in the entire film..... - @Saturday, August 10, 2013 7:53 PM

Jizanthapus

That's an opinion. - @Saturday, August 10, 2013 3:47 AM

fegu

So by making this film, the filmmakers are trying to preach their personal supernatural beliefs to the audience all along, huh, who knew? - @Tuesday, August 6, 2013 5:23 PM

Dragonball4eva

Story was a simple one turned into a great plot. - @Tuesday, August 6, 2013 3:21 PM

Fabian Razo

Try to be more open minded next time - @Tuesday, August 6, 2013 3:17 AM

folladordeprostis

I think she had sex with her mother,how she knew the size of his dick?? she said "I have a special relationship with him" - @Tuesday, August 6, 2013 2:47 AM

folladordeprostis

did not developed the story that good,had the potential to be a great story but it was not,it needed more twists,intrigue ,OGF has great cinematography,soundtrack and acting,the thai cop was really good. - @Tuesday, August 6, 2013 2:46 AM

Lewis C

but the womb bit i didnt pick up on - a fair point but very very odd. - @Monday, August 5, 2013 11:26 PM

Lewis C

actually your interpretation is very similar to what I thought after the film ....the problem was it didnt come together in the film for me. Yes I saw the connections after but it didnt hold me as his other films did ...it felt weak despite the ideas and the imagery. - @Monday, August 5, 2013 11:26 PM

Lewis C

fair enough. yes its an opinion but an opinion held by everyone I know who loves Refn and his films. Also I havent heard one explanation as to why OGF is so good other than people who dont know shit about films (im not including you in this) saying that it is "violent, cool and different" = not giving any reason what they got from the film, what they liked about it etc - @Monday, August 5, 2013 11:05 PM

Lewis C

also while were at it - please explain the deepness and metaphorical nature of OGF - maybe ill understand it better....im happy to be proved wrong. - @Monday, August 5, 2013 11:00 PM

Lewis C

also I didn't find OGF unsettling at all unlike other Refn films it was at points laughable or just plain boring - and those are words I would never think I would be using to describe a Refn film. He tried to impersonate his hero Alejandro Jodorowsky in the film's abstractness but it went too far. Also the reason Im annoyed is that 90% of the fan boys who claim OGF is refn's best film have only seen Drive (and they probably liked it because it had a "cool soundtrack and awesome violence") - @Monday, August 5, 2013 10:59 PM

Lewis C

bullshit, Drive had incredible core and soul to it, as did Valhalla and Bronson was more of a character study. Secondly i said the film had no character - I DID NOT say that their was "no character development" i already know about refn and his style of characters. So all the characters in Drive, bronson are metaphors ? bullshit One Eye in Valhalla Rising is a metaphor but it worked. Vithaya Pansringarm is supposed to be God in this movie I understand that but it just doesnt work. - @Monday, August 5, 2013 10:53 PM

Dragonball4eva

Everything. Well I give both films a 10/10, but if I have to choose one, it would be Only God Forgives. - @Monday, August 5, 2013 7:19 PM

Lewis C

oh dear dear dear ....please explain how this is better than Drive ? It is by far Refn's worst film. - @Monday, August 5, 2013 6:07 PM

Lewis C

And my 3 friends who all loved Drive and Bronson (i dont think theyve seen valhalla or pusher trilogy) watched it with me and were disappointed. - @Monday, August 5, 2013 5:55 PM

Lewis C

Sorry this film was poor and this is coming from a huge Refn fan. Pusher Trilogy, Bronson, Valhalla Rising, Drive - all different but all very good interesting films. Only God Forgives is the prime example of a great director going overboard, it happens to most good directors that they do one shit or average film now and then. Visually the film was still great but it had no soul and character whatsoever. And anyone who says this is better than Drive doesn't know shit about films. - @Monday, August 5, 2013 5:54 PM

Dragonball4eva

IMO this had a better and more intriguing story than Drive. - @Monday, August 5, 2013 2:18 PM

1075Delta

This literally shows ask the action parts in the movie. - @Monday, August 5, 2013 7:17 AM

folladordeprostis

no way,drive was much better,OGF has great cinematography,soundtrack and acting ,but the story was not so good,needed a better story,still not a bad movie at all ,like most critics said. - @Monday, August 5, 2013 3:20 AM

babycakes71591

lets have a vote! Thumbs up if you think Drive is better than Only God Forgive ? - @Sunday, August 4, 2013 7:39 PM

War Machine!

Bro its an art film the director even said he knows this movie doesnt have any elements of a blockbuster everyone goes to watch - @Sunday, August 4, 2013 2:07 AM

profstophouse

Whats this song? - @Saturday, August 3, 2013 8:48 PM

Dragonball4eva

No, I don't live in Africa. - @Saturday, August 3, 2013 1:35 PM

Joshua Fillner

If you knew anything about the director's style you would not of been expecting another Drive. - @Saturday, August 3, 2013 10:55 AM

enemyofrome

drive sucked - @Saturday, August 3, 2013 3:31 AM

TwistedUnicorn1

Don't go in expecting ANYTHING new or interesting. The movie lacks motivation, Ryan Gosling's a robot, and you'll find yourself rooting for the bad guy more than the good guy. The movie will leave your memory as quickly as it entered. - @Saturday, August 3, 2013 2:48 AM

TwistedUnicorn1

You remember the seen where he drags that one thug by the mouth? If you can tell me either what his name was, why he was there, where was he, or why was ryan gosling's character there then I'll let you have this one. All you have to do is answer one. After all, if the movie is so great than it should have done a great job explaining everything to you right? - @Saturday, August 3, 2013 2:46 AM

Finta Simon

And I thought that Valhalla Rising was that movie what majority of the audience found boring, and obviously this movie trailer is much interesting for a naked eye, yet as I see on Rotten Tomatoes this motion picture is way downhill from the rating aspect. It's just makes me wonder, still gonna see this, I liked every Refn movies that I saw yet (Drive, Valhalla Rising, Bronson). - @Friday, August 2, 2013 11:26 PM

Dragonball4eva

This "pile of shit" is one of the greatest things I've ever experienced. This had more character development than Drive. - @Friday, August 2, 2013 6:55 PM

TwistedUnicorn1

Bullshit. Drive at least had some fucking character development. This movie was the biggest pile of shit to be released in theaters since Battlefield Earth. - @Friday, August 2, 2013 5:22 PM