The Raid

"1 Ruthless Crime Lord, 20 Elite Cops, 30 Floors of Hell."

2012 1h 41m ID

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 4,068

ActionThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Starring Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais.

“1 Ruthless Crime Lord, 20 Elite Cops, 30 Floors of Hell.”

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Cast

Iko Uwais
Rama
Joe Taslim
Jaka
Donny Alamsyah
Andi
Yayan Ruhian
Mad Dog
Pierre Gruno
Wahyu
Ray Sahetapy
Tama
Tegar Satrya
Bowo
Iang Darmawan
Gofar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gareth Evans
Writers: Gareth Evans
Languages: Indonesian
Countries: Indonesia, France, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.3× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Indonesia, France, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Raid Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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236+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gareth Evans, shot by Dimas Imam Subhono. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gareth Evans directs. Dimas Imam Subhono behind the camera. Joseph Trapanese scores. Gareth Evans cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Indonesia, France, United States of America. Dialogue in Indonesian.

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1Shot for just $1.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 8.3× over at the box office.
3Released 14 years ago.
4International production across 3 countries: Indonesia, France, United States of America.
5Part of the "The Raid Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6236+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Gareth Evans, shot by Dimas Imam Subhono. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Joseph Trapanese. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Gareth Evans shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Iko Uwais and Joe Taslim and Donny Alamsyah carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "1 Ruthless Crime Lord, 20 Elite Cops, 30 Floors of Hell.".
12IMDB entry: tt1899353 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 8 themes, including "martial arts", "s.w.a.t.", "crime boss", "tenement".
14Released under 21 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dimas Imam Subhono
Original score: Joseph Trapanese
Editing: Gareth Evans
Makeup / hair: Ucok Albasirun
Sound: Fajar Yuskemal
Stunt coordinator: Esa W. Sie
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,100,000
Box office: $9,148,519
Return: 832% of budget
Original language: ID
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Raid (2012)

Part of

The Raid Collection

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Andres Gomez2013-10-14
★ 7/10
Oh, good, the plot, the dialogues and the performances of the characters are plainly terrible. Other than that, if you are looking for an action movie with tons of "dancing" fights, this is your movie.
Gimly2019-01-22
★ 8/10
Despite being an early entry, The Raid is arguably the most revolutionary action movie of the past decade. And the decade is almost over. Iko Uwais is clear talent when it comes to this sort of stunt work, and with the exception of a little too much shakey-cam near the start, you get a really look at him (and the rest of the cast) doing their thing, a lesson which the majority of Hollywood action movies nowadays apparently needs to re-learn. Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite.
CinemaSerf2025-02-26
★ 7/10
In the centre of Jakarta, a criminal fraternity pretty much own a residential block where they carry on with impunity. “Tama” (Ray Sahetapy) is the kingpin who pretty much does as he pleases and has a small army at his back when the police arrive to close him down. This is an heavily armed SWAT team but what soon becomes evident is that they are outnumbered and outgunned and that their boss has engaged in this perilous operation without advising his bosses - so there will be no reinforcements, or better still, a few missiles fired into the place from a well placed helicopter. The building is riddled with CCTV so the police movements are easily monitored and quite swiftly “Lt. Wahyu” (Pierre Gruno) is down to a mere handful of folk as they try to ascend to the seventh floor. Fortunately, one of them is “Rama” (Iko Uwais) who is no slouch when it comes to martial arts and with some assistance from an unexpected source, battle lines are drawn. The dark and dingy building provides a good venue for their graphically violent activity and though it is definitely repetitive, especially later when it seems determined never to end, the sheer gymnastic athleticism here is impressive. It’s a vehicle for the charismatic Uwais to show just how nimble he can be against machine guns, pistols, machetes and fridges and packs plenty in. The story plays out predictably and at times really does suffer from a ridiculous degree of an immortality syndrome with characters surviving the most impossible of physical injuries to keep on breathing, let alone fighting - but this isn’t meant to be reality, it’s a showcase of athletes that has a video game mentality and rarely stops for breath.