Sacrifice

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Sacrifice

R

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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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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Russ Simmons

KKFI-FM (Kansas City)

3 days ago

1/5

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

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Marko Djurdjić

Exclaim!

3 days ago

2/10

Forgettable and inconsequential in equal measure

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

4 days ago

C

It features some big names, a distinct visual design and good production values, but it loses its way with muddled ideas and disjointed storytelling.

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Terry V

@TerVo 8 hrs ago

Odd not funny

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B P

@RT22282079 10 hrs ago

I thought this movie was cool. It was entertaining and funny. I'm not sure why the low scores, but I thought it was great.

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Adam I

@RT85235881 11 hrs ago

Says a whole lot of nothing.

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Philip S

@Joedeirte2026 13 hrs ago

I didn’t think I’d like this going in but i was entertained the whole time. Chris Evan’s almost tapping back into his not another teen movie character. Don’t take it serious just enjoy.

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Deann J

@RT61825248 20 hrs ago

Spoiler:: Disappointed in the end. Would have been great with a huge explosion 💥

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Trevor M

@3TreeTee 21 hrs ago

A thought-provoking, beautifully-styled, and star-studded reflection on western society and commentary on performative activism and the state of modern masculinity that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

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Romain Gavras

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Anya Taylor-Joy

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Salma Hayek

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John Malkovich

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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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