Diablo

"There'll be hell to pay."

2025 1h 31m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 264

ActionThrillerCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Ex-con Kris Chaney seizes the daughter of a Colombian gangster to fulfill a noble promise to the young girl's mother. When her father enlists both the criminal underworld and a psychotic killer to exact his revenge, Kris relies on everything he's ever learned to stay alive and keep his word.

“There'll be hell to pay.”

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Cast

Scott Adkins
Kris Chaney
Marko Zaror
El Corvo
Alanna de la Rossa
Elisa
Lucho Velasco
Vicente
Diana Hoyos
Alex
María del Rosario
Policewoman
Jason Gurvitz
Nick
Jaime Correa
The Bookkeeper

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
Writers: Mat Sansom, Mat Sansom, Scott Adkins
Languages: Spanish, French, English
Countries: United States of America, Colombia

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, French, English.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Colombia.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, shot by Niccolo De La Fere. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rocco. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Scott Adkins and Marko Zaror and Alanna de la Rossa carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There'll be hell to pay.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27757546 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ernesto Díaz Espinoza directs. Niccolo De La Fere behind the camera. Rocco scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Colombia. Dialogue in Spanish, French, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, French, English.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Colombia.
4Directed by Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, shot by Niccolo De La Fere. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rocco. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Scott Adkins and Marko Zaror and Alanna de la Rossa carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "There'll be hell to pay.".
8IMDB entry: tt27757546 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "betrayal", "criminal syndicate", "criminal underworld", "struggle for survival".

The technical file

Cinematography: Niccolo De La Fere
Original score: Rocco
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $85,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Diablo (2025)

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Chandler Danier2025-06-14
★ 8/10
Meedily meedily meeeeeeeeee. Classic, solid action flick. Lots of shooting and fighting. The story develops. The characters become more fleshed out. Interesting locations.
MovieGuys2025-06-16
★ 4/10
I'm not sure why they can't consistently give poor Scott Adkins, a well rounded action flick worthy of his martial arts talents? There have been a few of his action films that were well done but "Diablo" isn't one of them. A pervading sense of "B grade" rears its head.From the hammy daughter lost daddy back story, the cheesy captain Hook style villain, to the badly choreographed fight scenes, there's little to like here. I managed about half of this before throwing my hands up in despair and walking away. In summary, I wish I could say nice things because I like Scott Adkins but well, it is what it is, which is pretty bad, in most respects.
CrazyJekyll2025-07-15
★ 7/10
When it comes to these Adkins DTV actioners, i already know what to expect. Usually i'll get some good and sometimes great action sequences, alongside a fairly average/cliched storyline. But from time to time, these DTV actioners can sometimes whip out some hidden gems, and DIABLO is now its newest addition. Scott is his usual acting self. He isnt awful, but not really that great either. BUT as proven before, when Adkins is paired with great material (JW4, Avengement) he does become serviceable. But the same could not be said for Marko fucking Zaror, who is the absolute highlight of this film. As he gives us an absolutely scary and menacing slasher villain performance alongside few but great comedy chops as well. The fights here are also some of the best from both Zaror and Adkins not only in the martial arts choreo but also in it's bigger setpieces and shootouts. The main highlight of which is Zaror's amazing slasher villain mode robocop-esque shootout. However, there is a noticeable tone shift when going from non-action to action. While admittedly, this becomes less of a problem by the 2nd half. The more quiet tone from the non-action stuff in the first half just made the film feel kinda slow and disjointed. Thankfully as aforementioned, once the action picks up and Zaror and Adkins' characters finally meet, the film just fires a shotgun of entertainment to your face, making up for a lot of the film's faults.