Sacrifice

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Sacrifice

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2025

1h 43m

Comedy

Adventure

Action

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After the fiery death of their mother, Joan (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her siblings, driven by a mysterious volcanic prophecy, believe it is their duty to cleanse the Earth. Their radical group hijacks a glamorous charity gala and takes three unlikely hostages for a sacrificial ritual: their hero, movie star Mike Tyler (Chris Evans); their villain, pragmatically cold billionaire Ben Bracken (Vincent Cassel); and their lover, an unlucky performer named Katie (Ambika Mod). As the night descends into chaos, both an inward journey and an outward adventure ensue, where the line between performance and belief, salvation and sacrifice, begins to blur.

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Like a black-tie gala gone wrong, Sacrifice has all the right ingredients but fumbles the execution, never allowing its potentially explosive social commentary to erupt, squandering its A-list cast in the process.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

Oct 17, 2026

2/4

Sometimes you can feel the artistry in a movie that doesn’t work. See ‘Sacrifice’ for an example.

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

Oct 16, 2026

It’s going for eccentric but more than anything it’s just mannered, because it doesn’t believe in its own hokum. It’s too detached to have a point, or even to embrace its pointlessness.

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

Oct 16, 2026

The film is strangely watchable thanks to the sheer volume of curveballs and cameos, from a slinky Charli XCX performance to John Malkovich as a mad scientist with an indecipherable accent.

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Alise Chaffins

The Dominion Post

1 day ago

2/5

This movie has all the parts that should make it an easy win, but an uneven tone and a muddled story keep it from really soaring.

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Joseph Dimacchia

In Review Online

2 days ago

Purely within [its] various ideological oppositions does the film become intriguing, as perhaps only a medley of ideas this preposterous could reflect our current political moment.

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Russ Simmons

KKFI-FM (Kansas City)

Oct 22, 2026

1/5

Don’t sacrifice any of your time on "Sacrifice," a head-scratching total misfire.

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@Movie_addicted_ 6 hrs ago

I see a lot of negative reviews and I don’t understand. I made this account simply to try and give the other side. I loved this movie. I was laughing, anxious with my heart racing, still guessing what would happen at the end, and loving the unique storyline and relationships. Give it a chance. Don’t look for a hidden meaning, just enjoy. Chris and Anya do phenomenal jobs!!!

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Evans N

@RT42267404 15 hrs ago

I rate this-1/1000000. This is the most shitty movie ever such that I downloaded this app just to leave a review to the world for the first time in my life Unnecessary mix of ideologies

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Rene L

@RT05077157 2 days ago

Sacrifice is an eccentric film that dares to venture off the beaten path. With a fun, colourful cast and a fantastic soundtrack and sound design, it builds momentum and pulls you into its distinctive world. The story itself may not be particularly profound, but this is more than made up for by its bold visual style and unique atmosphere. This isn't necessarily a film you watch for the story, but rather for the way everything is brought to life through image and sound. Thankfully, there are still directors who have the guts to take risks and refuse to play it safe by sticking to the mainstream. Sacrifice may not be for everyone, but that's precisely what makes it interesting.

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic 2 days ago

A great original black comedy with characters that are very interesting with arks that kept me entertained throughout the films run time. I really don't understand the low rating for this film.

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Tanaputz J

@Tanaputz 2 days ago

Began as a roast of the Davros crowd. Had great potential, and then someone figured out they were making fun of the people who pay them. Oopsie. That turd sank pretty fast.

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Chris W

@Checman 2 days ago

Very entertaining. Good pace to the story, good setting, challenging characters and John Malkovich!

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Romain Gavras

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After the fiery death of their mother, Joan (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her siblings, driven by a mysterious volcanic prophecy, believe it is their duty to cleanse the Earth. Their radical group hijacks a glamorous charity gala and takes three unlikely hostages for a sacrificial ritual: their hero, movie star Mike Tyler (Chris Evans); their villain, pragmatically cold billionaire Ben Bracken (Vincent Cassel); and their lover, an unlucky performer named Katie (Ambika Mod). As the night descends into chaos, both an inward journey and an outward adventure ensue, where the line between performance and belief, salvation and sacrifice, begins to blur.

Director: Romain Gavras
Producer: Robert Walak, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Giorgos Karnavas, Jacob Perlin, Klaudia Śmieja
Screenwriter: Will Arbery
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Film 4, Mid March Media
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Some Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 16, 2026
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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