Magpie

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Magpie

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Released Oct 25

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

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MAGPIE is a stylish neo-noir thriller centered on married couple Anette (Daisy Ridley) and Ben (Shazad Latif), whose lives begin to fracture when their daughter is cast alongside a glamorous movie star, Alicia (Matilda Lutz). As Anette's suspicions of Ben's infatuation with Alicia intensify, their secrets and lies threaten to burst to the surface and destroy them all.

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Critics Consensus

A portrait of a marriage with some wickedly clever twists up its sleeve, Magpie executes its thrills with poise.

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Jamie Graham

Empire Magazine

Working from her own story idea, producer Daisy Ridley shines in Magpie, an adultery thriller that’s a little too cool and calculated to truly ruffle viewers’ psychic feathers. 

Rated: 3/5

Nov 13, 2024

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Catherine Bray

Guardian

The narrative isn’t really the point; this is first and foremost a tense portrait of a toxic relationship, and a brutally compelling one at that.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 11, 2024

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

A lean, mean revenge thriller that knows exactly what it’s about, “Magpie” has little originality but an invigorating clarity of purpose.

Oct 29, 2024

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Peter Gray

Cinefied

A deceptively fun, pulpy effort that serves up parley and pleasure in equal measure.

Dec 5, 2024

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Rick Bentley

KGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA)

That would have been a strong movie based on the standout performances by Ridley and Latif, but first-time feature film director Sam Yates takes a Hitchcockian turn and sends the movie to an even higher level.

Rated: B

Nov 24, 2024

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

Daisy Ridley brings her A-game to this twisty psychological thriller.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 16, 2024

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Anne

Such a clever-creative-did-not-see-that-coming movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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Perry S

This is the most cleaver Movie I have ever seen in years. Not telling the ending, the writer of this script is pure genius. This ending I have never seen before totally original, and shocking. Worth seeing. You will think about this flick for a long time. I did.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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diane S

Great movie! So happy to see a movie like this come out. In this day and age, it's a constant barrage of action and adventure movies and various other movies made either for men or for teenagers. At last a movie that women can enjoy and get into. Thank you Hollywood.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/09/24

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Howard R

Surprising and compelling. An unusual gem of a thriller / noir with amazing performances, music, visuals and direction.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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jason l

Movie starts out very slow and a little hard to figure out exactly what's going on at first. However by the third act is definitely worth the watch. The ending is very convoluted but also very satisfying. Daisy who I've always thought had kind of a pixie-ish look pulls off the short hair. And honestly it took me 10 minutes to even realize who it was. She does wonderful acting job. So do the other characters. In conclusion very slow burning but definitely worth the ending. And it does have the hitchcockian feel to it. The shallowness of the characters I feel like is intentional. It's not really about the characters. It's about the story. It leaves you guessing as to what they're thinking and feeling and planning. And you'll be enjoying a feeling of epicaricacy by the ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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Christian M

A good slow thriller with a solid cast and a nice twist.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/19/24

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MAGPIE is a stylish neo-noir thriller centered on married couple Anette (Daisy Ridley) and Ben (Shazad Latif), whose lives begin to fracture when their daughter is cast alongside a glamorous movie star, Alicia (Matilda Lutz). As Anette's suspicions of Ben's infatuation with Alicia intensify, their secrets and lies threaten to burst to the surface and destroy them all.

Director: Sam Yates
Producer: Kate Solomon, Daisy Ridley, Tom Bateman, Camilla Bray, Nadia Khamlichi, Sierra Garcia
Screenwriter: Tom Bateman
Distributor: SHOUT! STUDIOS
Production Co: Werewolf Films, Align, 55 Films
Rating: R (Language and Some Sexuality)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 30m

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