Sicario

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Sicario

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2015

2h 1m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

Action

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

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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

May 3, 2016

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

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Adam Nayman

Reverse Shot

Dec 7, 2015

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

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Alison Willmore

BuzzFeed News

Nov 10, 2015

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.

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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

Oct 14, 2026

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'Sicario' commits cinematic terrorism against our desire for narrative order. It's time to welcome Villeneuve to the Masters circle.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 28, 2025

5/5

The film can swing at one moment from a scene of domestic life to a fiery scene of criminal confrontation where the bullets fly with uncompromising skill and grace. That artistic combination is perfect to give this film its unyielding and dangerous tone.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Aug 19, 2023

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

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Alex S

@alxsh Nov 5, 2026

Tense, gripping and amazing music.

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John K

@RT93256184 Oct 31, 2026

Not good

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Haseeb A

@iamhaseebaslam Oct 25, 2026

Sicario grips you from the opening frame and never loosens its hold. Villeneuve builds tension like a patient hunter setting a trap, and the border crossing sequence locked us in completely, barely breathing until the first shot landed. Roger Deakins shoots the desert as a place where morality has gone to die, while Johann Johannsson’s rumbling score sits in your chest like a warning. Emily Blunt is our eyes, an honest woman dropped into a world that does not care about her rules. What stayed with me is the idea that there is always a bigger fish. Everyone who believes they hold power answers to someone higher, and almost every force around them is corrupt in some way. That is the uncomfortable reality of life, and the film refuses to dress it up. Some sequences were deeply emotional, others so gripping we forgot to blink. Benicio del Toro is quietly devastating. The ending left me silent for a long while, staring at the credits. A brutal, brilliant film.

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 17, 2026

Sicario is a 4.5 star Movie!

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Glen D

@GDiddy Oct 3, 2026

One of the best movies ever made IMO. Have seen it many times.

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Shane W

@Shanevgm Sep 29, 2026

Has the potential to be a top movie with it's exciting plot, amazing introduction and final act, and phenomenal acting, but the pacing near the middle of the movie bored me a bit by the time I got to the ending. Some of the slower scenes just lasted longer than they should have in my opinion. Still worth a watch!👍

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Synopsis

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

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Producer: Basil Iwanyk, Edward L. McDonnell, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill
Screenwriter: Taylor Sheridan
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Emperor Motion Pictures, Black Label Media, Redrum, 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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