Ronin

A team of mercenaries must navigate a web of deception to retrieve a valuable suitcase, but trust is a luxury they can't afford.

Critics broadly found the film’s ensemble performances, Robert De Niro’s lead presence, cinematography, and especially its car chases compelling despite a familiar and sometimes overextended plot.

• The team’s entire operation centers on retrieving an important suitcase, while its unknown significance drives successive betrayals.
• Sam, Vincent, and the other specialists operate as detached mercenaries whose skills cannot guarantee loyalty or safety.
• The film’s extended car chases through French streets and highways are central set pieces praised for their staging and cinematography.
• Deirdre’s team repeatedly questions who is cooperating, who is betraying them, and who is pursuing the suitcase for a separate agenda.

• Le Samouraïshares neo-noir espionage, mercenary characters, terse professionalism, and morally ambiguous double-crosses
• The Killershares international crime plotting, hard-edged action, professional killers, and an emotionally restrained tone
• Heatshares ensemble heist mechanics, shifting loyalties, paranoia, and tactical criminal professionalism
• The Transportershares French-set crime action, charismatic specialists, intricate betrayals, and kinetic pursuit sequences

Director

John Frankenheimer

Release Date

1998-09-25

Runtime

122 min

Rating

7.0 / 10 (2847)

What is Ronin about?

An elite team of hired specialists races across France to secure a mysterious suitcase while betrayal turns every ally into a potential enemy.

What is Ronin like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ronin as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is Ronin violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Ronin as moderate.

What did critics think of Ronin?

Critics broadly found the film’s ensemble performances, Robert De Niro’s lead presence, cinematography, and especially its car chases compelling despite a familiar and sometimes overextended plot.

Which films are like Ronin?

Films with a similar feel include Le Samouraï, The Killer, Heat, and The Transporter.

How long is Ronin?

Ronin runs 122 minutes.

Where can I watch Ronin?

In United States, Ronin streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, The Roku Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, MGM Plus, YouTube Free, Fawesome, Tubi TV.