A Sacrifice

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A Sacrifice

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Released Jun 28, 2024

1h 40m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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American ex-pat and social psychologist Ben Monroe (Eric Bana) relocates to Berlin to further his research on the epidemic of cult mentality. While he immerses himself in German cultism, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy (Sadie Sink), becomes entwined with a mysterious and enigmatic local boy (Jonas Dassler).

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

A Sacrifice just feels like a pulpy genre setup that increasingly drifts into conceptual ether, something it does not have the mysterioso intensity to render a plus.

Jul 17, 2024

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

It isn’t even awful so much as it is intensely forgettable—the kind of film whose title eludes you even as you watch it.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 28, 2024

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Christian Zilko

IndieWire

[A Sacrifice] isn’t quite as interesting as the towering questions that it asks. But the fact that it bothers to ask them at all puts the film in a rarified class above many of its Hollywood counterparts.

Rated: B

Jun 26, 2024

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Ruth Maramis

FlixChatter Film Blog

Jordan Scott's direction lacks any real suspense, although the performances still make this cult-themed thriller watchable.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 2, 2025

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Some fascinating ideas struggle to emerge from the narrative muddle in this highly uneven mystery about fractured families, culture clashes, and fringe belief systems.

Jan 10, 2025

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Milana Vujkov

Lola On Film

Quickly slips into a rushed set of simplified conclusions which undermine the backbone of a solid story tackling important themes — the danger of groupthink, eco-doomsday cults, and the siren spell of internet gurus.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 5, 2025

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Mr. Hollywood

The film is predictable and pointless but my main gripe is with the trailer. It showed the whole movie. It showed the so called surprise even though you see it coming a mile away. Either way its a waste. Eric Bana was wasted here

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/12/24

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Paul W

Story sucked ,, boring

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/10/24

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Carlos R.

Other than the tired trope of a high school or college aged child (in this case college) handling their parents’ divorce like an 8 year old would, I thought this was a decent film. More could’ve been done to make us care more about the leads but the performances are solid.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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Rick

I loved this movie so much, I am going to watch it again when Amazon has it on their app

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/01/24

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KF

Terrible acting - horrible film. Wouldn't watch it for free. Could have been a great movie if it went faster and acting was better.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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Kelvin G

The actors did the best they could with what they were given but this movie had a lot of problems. The pacing was steady and then the third act it just started racing and motivations of characters didn't make sense. It was an interesting idea for a story but it wasn't told very well.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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Synopsis

American ex-pat and social psychologist Ben Monroe (Eric Bana) relocates to Berlin to further his research on the epidemic of cult mentality. While he immerses himself in German cultism, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy (Sadie Sink), becomes entwined with a mysterious and enigmatic local boy (Jonas Dassler).

Director: Jordan Scott
Producer: Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, Georgina Pope, Michael A. Pruss, Ridley Scott
Screenwriter: Jordan Scott
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Scott Free Productions, Logical Content Ventures, Augenschein Filmproduktion
Rating: R (Suicide|Language|Drug Use|Violent Content)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 40m

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