Sicario

R

Released Oct 2, 2015

2h 1m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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After rising through the ranks of her male-dominated profession, idealistic FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) receives a top assignment. Recruited by mysterious government official Matt Graver (Josh Brolin), Kate joins a task force for the escalating war against drugs. Led by the intense and shadowy Alejandro (Benicio del Toro), the team travels back-and-forth across the U.S.-Mexican border, using one cartel boss (Bernardo Saracino) to flush out a bigger one (Julio Cesar Cedillo).

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Critics Consensus

Led by outstanding work from Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro, Sicario is a taut, tightly wound thriller with much more on its mind than attention-getting set pieces.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

It's a thoughtful film, but also a visceral and affecting one, capturing the intensity of these raids and encounters.

May 3, 2016

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Adam Nayman

Reverse Shot

Sicario is as brilliantly made as Prisoners, perhaps even more so.

Dec 7, 2015

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Alison Willmore

BuzzFeed News

Gorgeously made, with a set piece taking place in tunnels underneath the border that conveys chaos without ever looking incoherent and a throbbing Jóhann Jóhannsson score that's the sound of very bad things on the horizon.

Nov 10, 2015

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Denis Villeneuve continues to impress and showcases his strength as a filmmaker impressively with Sicario. This film is incredibly tense and it never relents until the final credits roll.

Aug 2, 2024

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

Seriously, the movie didn't deserve to be this good. On top of all this, Michael B. Jordan is a star, and Sylvester Stallone turns his most iconic character of Rocky Balboa into one of the best supporting performances of the year.

Aug 2, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

This is a film built on a foundation soaked in nitroglycerin; every situation seems pitched on the verge of combustion.

Aug 19, 2023

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Gorptholemew T

🍅 8.8/10 Bro, I feel like I’ve been sleeping on Denis Villeneuve for such a long time now not gonna happen again 😭. Damn this movie made me rock-hard, like it looks spectacular. I don’t know what he does, but he does something that just makes everything feel so grand every shot, and even his sound design. he always cooks on those aspects and he’s able to bring that in Sicario with mass effect. I feel like what this film does right is even with small scenes and conversations, It always holds the tension. It holds a sort of weight to it, That intense feeling that is held throughout the whole entire film. Theres not particularly a good side here besides Emily Blunt, but with Alejandro pretty much becoming what he has set out to kill, with him really only caring about himself and not caring about what the outcome of his actions will have on others besides he’s own personal gain and thirst for revenge. It’s complexities like these that makes Sicario an even better experience.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/25/24

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Daniel N

Though quite brutal and confronting at times, this movie does excellent at depicting the harsh reality of the war on drugs that can’t be won.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/25/24

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Audience Member

Pretty good action thriller didn’t feel like I wasted my time watching it

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/22/24

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Audience Member

This movie also had a shootout scene that gets compared to the top shootout scenes of all time. I watch this movie again from time to time.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Arthur B

Violent and difficult to follow - for me it was a waste of time

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/01/24

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Munkhchimeg T

Pleasured to see Emily Blunt in action movie with lots of battles and actions.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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Synopsis

After rising through the ranks of her male-dominated profession, idealistic FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) receives a top assignment. Recruited by mysterious government official Matt Graver (Josh Brolin), Kate joins a task force for the escalating war against drugs. Led by the intense and shadowy Alejandro (Benicio del Toro), the team travels back-and-forth across the U.S.-Mexican border, using one cartel boss (Bernardo Saracino) to flush out a bigger one (Julio Cesar Cedillo).

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Producer: Basil Iwanyk, Edward L. McDonnell, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill
Screenwriter: Taylor Sheridan
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Redrum, Black Label Media, Emperor Motion Pictures, Thunder Road Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Grisly Images|Strong Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 22, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $46.9M
Runtime: 2h 1m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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