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Motor City (2026) — Release Date, Trailer & Cast

Directed by Potsy Ponciroli · 2026 ·

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Coming Soon: When does Motor City come out?

Motor City arrives in cinemas on Jul 24, 2026. Early critic reviews are in — read our review below — but the full five-source Celluloid Score isn't final until audiences have weighed in after release.

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Runtime
1h 43m
Cast
Alan Ritchson , Shailene Woodley , Ben Foster , Pablo Schreiber , Lionel Boyce , Ben McKenzie

Where to watch in India

Motor City is only in cinemas at the moment — it isn't streaming anywhere yet.

When does Motor City come out?

Motor City is released on Jul 24, 2026. It has not screened for critics or audiences yet, so it has no Celluloid Score. We'll publish full critic and audience ratings once it's out.

What is Motor City about?

In 1970s Detroit, working-class romantic John Miller falls for a gangster's girlfriend and is framed for a crime he didn't commit. After years in prison he escapes with one mission: revenge — told in a virtually dialogue-free rock-and-disco revenge thriller that lets the soundtrack and the violence do the talking.

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Critic Reviews

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Motor City Review: Alan Ritchson's Near-Silent Revenge Trip Runs on Muscle and Groove

Potsy Ponciroli's Motor City strips a 1970s Detroit revenge plot down to bodies, cars, and a disco-rock pulse — roughly five lines of dialogue, and Alan Ritchson carrying the rest like a wrecking ball with a broken heart.

A stylish, nearly wordless grindhouse throwback that works as pure kinetic cinema even when the story is pure archetype. Worth a ticket if you want summer counterprogramming to Nolan and Spider-Man.

Kaiser Khan Founder & Editor

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