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A grieving woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness is suddenly ensnared in a deadly game with a ruthless predator.
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Benefitting from astonishing Australian locations and Charlize Theron's raw athleticism while skimping on the finer details, Apex doesn't mark the zenith of survival thrillers but makes for a solid entry.

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Peter Travers The Travers Take 2d
2.5/4
Charlize Theron gives everything she’s got to a survival thriller right out of the cliché spin cycle, but there’s no contest when she pits herself against a raging Mother Nature and Taron Egerton’s psycho cannibal killer. They never had a chance. Go to Full Review
Christy Lemire FilmWeek (LAist) May 6
It is thrillingly made -- lean and mean. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maher The Times (UK) Apr 28
2/5
This is a mildly distracting guilty pleasure romp that is undone by its own casting crisis. Go to Full Review
Steve Murray ArtsATL 2d
Director Baltasar Kormákur keeps things moving relentlessly through the jungle, ravines and whitewater rapids, the stars are believably well matched and Jeremy Robbins’ screenplay has a couple of nicely gruesome surprises. Go to Full Review
John Stark Mac the Movie Guy 3d
66/100
Egerton is clearly having a blast here. It’s fun to see him lean into another chaotic performance.Apex is an interesting title though, considering this film is only in the middle of the food chain of cinema. Go to Full Review
Blake Howard One Heat Minute 6d
2.5/4
In its strongest passages, APEX becomes spatial. Crevasses, cliff faces, narrow passages — the geography tightens, and with it the tension. Go to Full Review
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Caressa B. @Caressa 1h His acting could have been amazing.. but not much of a script to work with.. Charlize Theron.. blah 😒 and disappointing. And I usually love her, I kinda enjoyed it.. but seems like it should have been way better than it ever actually gets there See more Mitch S @MitchShattuck 3h The acting was overall solid but the concept has been done many times. Though it has unique qualities and things that stand out. I think personally it has a lot of tropes that have been used many times with an incredibly predictable end. I was certain without a shadow of a doubt what the ending would essentially entail. That the main protagonist would come out the victor and that somehow it would involve rock climbing. And not surprisingly I was 100% correct. And for a second I was hyper confused when he showed his teeth sharpened I thought he was a vampire. That being in there I think is odd. But the acting was solid and not a horrible watch. I won't watch again but good for a single watch when nothing else is available. See more Eye C @ECinc 3h Good one…. She should take one good amount of money for doing this… And Egerton doing a good psycho. See more Paul E @Cgihater 6h Holy CGI! The movie is brutal! Try harder. See more Anthony M. @anthony691 8h It is a very good movie if you like suspense and horror has good plot and interesting twists, it is a movie that you can see. See more Brian W. @BrianW1990 10h A good time with some disturbing scenes worth watching for horror fans. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A grieving woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness is suddenly ensnared in a deadly game with a ruthless predator.
Director
Baltasar Kormákur
Producer
Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, David Ready, Ian Bryce, Charlize Theron, Beth Kono, A.J. Dix, Baltasar Kormákur
Screenwriter
Jeremy Robbins, Jeremy Robbins
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Chernin Entertainment, Ian Bryce Productions, Secret Menu, RVK Studios
Rating
R (Some Strong Violence|Grisly Images|Nudity|Language)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 24, 2026
Runtime
1h 35m