Manodrome

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Manodrome

R

2023

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Ralphie (Academy Award® nominee Jesse Eisenberg) is a man wrestling with outside forces and the demons within when he meets a mysterious family of men who welcome him as one of their own. As Ralphie struggles to define himself, pressure mounts and a powder keg is lit that will blow a hole in the lives of everyone he touches. Joining Eisenberg is an all-star cast including Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody and the unforgettable Odessa Young. Experience a thrilling film about one man's discovery that there is nowhere to hide from yourself.

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Critics Consensus

Jesse Eisenberg does some impressive work in Manodrome, even if the story isn't quite deep or nuanced enough to support his deeply committed performance.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

The cast gives their all, but the film ultimately has nothing to offer.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 10, 2023

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Manodrome makes all the obvious moves.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 10, 2023

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Christian Zilko

IndieWire

With the help of a hideous haircut, Eisenberg gives a convincing performance as a repressed loser who never discovered who he is and has officially run out of time to start. But Trengrove’s script is as directionless as his protagonist.

Rated: C+

Nov 10, 2023

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Murjani Rawls

Substream Magazine

With friends like these, who needs family? It’s exactly the problem Trengove’s feature highlights and tries to warn against. With that token, it bypasses all the deeper themes it could have used to flesh out its obvious warning signs.

Dec 19, 2023

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Muddled rather than provocative, this aimless drama about toxic masculinity and related ideologies is more compelling in the setup than the payoff.

Dec 15, 2023

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

...there's an alluring quality to Manodrome, even if it’s not explored entirely, that provides enough ammo for a thought-provoking watch. And combined with a solid cast [...], it’s a movie that deserves a lot more recognition than it’s gotten initially.

Nov 27, 2023

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Franklin L

The main character, Ralfie, is an asswipe. The movie was not very entertaining.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/14/25

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Mark M

With two heavyweights in Eisenberg and Brody I was expecting more from it. Eisenberg’s charecter is very hatable and hard to watch. I could see how some people might be entertained by it but over all the plot was confusing and it was just a dark depressing film that left me wishing that I hadn’t wasted my time with it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/14/25

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Phil B.

I’ve never seen such a well made movie, with such an amazing cast and performance by all, make such little sense. An anticlimactic storyline with nothing to offer.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/10/25

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Haley S

Very strange and ultimately disappointing movie. I kept expecting for a plot, instead of a movie that just rambled on movie, and the lead actor wasn't believable. Nor were many men in the cult for that matter, all were too poorly developed. It was an interesting idea for a film, it just never fleshed out. And, it's the worst acting I've ever seen Eisenberg in, I didn't believe a word outta his mouth. Plus, it's not just dark, it's depressingly dark and not even good. Find something else.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/25

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Jerod S

Wanna watch Eisenberg meltdown in a lot of different scenarios? Wanna get slightly depressed? This movie is for you.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/16/24

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Jade D

This movie is an awesome reflection of how libertarians actually are and what they look like. Literally a cult.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Synopsis

Ralphie (Academy Award® nominee Jesse Eisenberg) is a man wrestling with outside forces and the demons within when he meets a mysterious family of men who welcome him as one of their own. As Ralphie struggles to define himself, pressure mounts and a powder keg is lit that will blow a hole in the lives of everyone he touches. Joining Eisenberg is an all-star cast including Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody and the unforgettable Odessa Young. Experience a thrilling film about one man's discovery that there is nowhere to hide from yourself.

Director: John Trengove
Producer: Gina Gammell, Ben Giladi, Riley Keough, Ryan Zacarias
Screenwriter: John Trengove
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Felix Culpa, Pulse Films, Riverside Entertainment, Capstone Studios, Liminal Content
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2023
Runtime: 1h 36m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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