Return to Sender

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Return to Sender

2015

1h 35m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A traumatized nurse (Rosamund Pike) hatches an elaborate revenge scheme against the man (Shiloh Fernandez) who raped her on a blind date.

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A ridiculous revenge story set to never deliver, this narratively inert would-be thriller will leave most viewers wishing they could Return to Sender.

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

Aug 14, 2015

0.5/4

[It] seems to exist only to answer the unasked question "What would "I Spit on Your Grave" have been like if the main character had been Martha Stewart?"

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Aug 13, 2015

Mikati never settles on whether he's steering an identity crisis drama or an exploitative vengeance fantasy.

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

Aug 13, 2015

For most of the way, "Return to Sender" merges creepy and sexy to good effect, thanks to a close-to-the-vest performance by Rosamund Pike, the missing wife of "Gone Girl."

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Angus Batey

NME (New Musical Express)

May 18, 2021

2.5/5

Return to Sender, starring Rosamund Pike, isn't quite what it seems...

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Brigid Presecky

FF2 Media

Aug 16, 2019

4/5

Despite its occasional missteps, this hybrid of Gone Girl and Misery is bizarrely compelling.

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Madeline Joint

One Room With A View

May 10, 2019

2/5

Even Rosamund Pike is recycling her performance, and she knows it; it's simply a Gone Girl rip off that will lose even the most forgiving viewer in the third act.

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Zac R

@Renzzza Jul 16, 2026

Great plot but such a lazy way to end the film. More creativity needed, poor from the Director. Done all the hard work and no end product

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M F

@RT29791080 May 17, 2026

Women unite! Rapist beware.

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Maria Stella C

@RT75189278 May 17, 2026

Brilliant. Only a woman would understand.

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Maristella F

@RT54333750 May 17, 2026

Well done film. Loved the plot twist. Enjoyed Rosamund Pike's character. Any man who has any intention of raping a woman should watch this.

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moon s

@moon90 Feb 22, 2026

why does rosamund pike always get the same role in so many movies, another role of a woman scorned in some kind of way. made it predictable, film is ok, worth a watch at least once i suppose to past the time, but it doesnt even show you what she did to her victims body you have to google it to find out. did she really have to kill the dog? i understand she was testing her plan on him but made it a little hard to make her a "likeable" character.

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Alan W

@Al712 Dec 22, 2025

Good cast can’t make up for a weak storyline. Simply disappointing.

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Synopsis

A traumatized nurse (Rosamund Pike) hatches an elaborate revenge scheme against the man (Shiloh Fernandez) who raped her on a blind date.

Director: Fouad Mikati
Producer: Candice Abela, Lauren Bratman, Holly Wiersma
Screenwriter: Patricia Beauchamp, Joe Gossett
Distributor: Image Entertainment
Production Co: Voltage Pictures, Holly Wiersma
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 28, 2016
Runtime: 1h 35m

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