Violent Ends

Name: Violent Ends
Genre: Thriller
Released: October 31, 2025
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 53

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Independent Film Company | Release Date: October 31, 2025 | R

Summary: Set in the Ozark Mountains, Violent Ends follows Lucas Frost (Billy Magnussen), 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 (Alexandra Shipp), he is suddenly pulled back into the family business when his cousin, Eli, perpetrates an armedSet in the Ozark Mountains, Violent Ends follows Lucas Frost (Billy Magnussen), 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 (Alexandra Shipp), he is suddenly pulled back into the family business when his cousin, Eli, perpetrates an armed robbery with brutal consequences.… Expand

Genre(s): Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 112 min

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Jim Vorel

Oct 28, 2025

In a field full of would-be auteurs flailing against cliche and artistic malaise, Powell somehow manages to take a deeply familiar outline and breathe enough life and verve into it to truly stand out. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Nov 1, 2025

Powell is an exceptionally promising filmmaker, but by the time he arranges all of his ducks in a row for the finale, he’s lost track as to whether Lucas is continuing the cycle of vengeance that has poisoned so much of his family, or if he’s breaking it. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Robert Daniels

Oct 31, 2025

While Powell’s film is highly bloody and invested with psychological realism, it lacks a pulse and curiosity that doesn’t befit the excitement promised in the title. Read full review

J. Kim Murphy

Nov 12, 2025

Writer-director 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. Read full review

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