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title: "Dredd (2012) review"
description: "ACAB includes Dredd. But, with that being said this movie is fun."
url: https://www.joekarlsson.com/reviews/dredd/
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# Dredd (2012)

Sep 27, 2025 | Rated 3.5 out of 5 | Dir. Pete Travis

ACAB includes Dredd. But, with that being said this movie is fun.

I think it succeeds in being so self-contained. Dred isn’t trying to stop a giant blue laser beam from shooting up into the sky and ending the universe. He’s trying to take down a single drug dealer in a single building.

This is trade, but in a sci-fi future

Also, the use of drugs as a fund special effect gimmick I thought it worked really well when I first watched it and on a repeat viewing. More movies need to start abusing the slow mo drug.

Also on [Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/joekarlsson/film/dredd/)

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