Vandal

2019

Drama / Thriller

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 67 67

Plot summary

The story of "Damage", the young leader of an infamous graffiti crew in Miami, who experiences love, loss, and the consequences of his actions as he comes of age, struggling to justify his obsession with illegal street graffiti.

Director

Jose Daniel Freixas Photo
Jose Daniel Freixas

Top cast

Rob Weiss Photo
Rob Weiss as Bar Patron #1
Beau Knapp Photo
Beau Knapp as Sizmik
Ellen Marguerite Cullivan Photo
Ellen Marguerite Cullivan as Party Goer
Angeline Appel Photo
Angeline Appel as Rachel Lipman
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907.5 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 3
1.64 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 3 / 10

Great Production Values, Terrible Protagonist

Reviewed by 10 / 10

Miami Finally Gets a Movie That Feels Like Miami

Did not expect Vandal to go this hard. This is the first movie that actually captures Miami's graffiti scene with the adrenaline and chaos it deserves. Half the movie feels like you're right there in Wynwood at 3AM - dodging cops, climbing rooftops, watching the city get swallowed by developers while writers are still fighting for walls.The energy is crazy. The night shots, the crew politics, the beef, the ego, the mission planning - it's all there. And there's real tension because everyone knows one bad move means injuries, arrests, or your piece getting dissed before sunrise. The movie somehow makes graffiti feel like a high-stakes sport and a personal identity crisis at the same time.What really surprised me is how emotional it gets. Not in a cheesy way, but in a "damn, Miami really flipped fast" way. Watching Wynwood change from a writer's playground into a curated mural theme park hurts if you lived it, and the movie doesn't shy away from that.It's also just entertaining. It moves. There's zero Hollywood cringe, no fake slang, no TikTok version of graffiti. Just raw Miami, sweaty warehouses, trains, crews, and ambition.If you're from Miami, watch it. If you're into street art, watch it. If you just want a different kind of movie that has real momentum and personality instead of the same recycled studio plots - definitely watch it.Vandal feels like someone finally let the graffiti scene tell its own story.
Reviewed by 2 / 10

Trying too hard to be deep

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