Martyrs

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Martyrs

R

2008

1h 39m

Horror

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A young woman's quest for revenge leads her down a path of depravity.

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A real polarising movie, this Gallic torture-porn is graphic, brutal, nasty and gruesome and not to everyone's taste.

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

Martyrs is something of a horror milestone-a dire one to some, but a movie to be reckoned with all the same.

Oct 19, 2018

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Simon Abrams

Slant Magazine

Martyrs has an intelligence and a dogged determination to do and to say what its predecessors could or would not.

Oct 19, 2018

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

it turns out to be concerned precisely with the nature and reception of extremity, posing uncomfortable questions about what it is that one really seeks in choosing to 'witness' scenes of horrific human abjection.

Dec 1, 2010

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

In the dedicated execution of its vision — prepared to go beyond every boundary that there is — Martyrs is an unlikely masterpiece of horror if one that's extremely difficult to praise sincerely.

Sep 10, 2023

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

One of the most powerfully affecting horror films you'll ever see. Just don't be surprised if you walk away feeling empty inside.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 30, 2020

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Keri O'Shea

Warped Perspective

Films at their best - and worst - continue to have tremendous power, and Martyrs is absolutely a film which encapsulates this.

Jul 30, 2020

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Jesus R.

This movie is a masterpiece! Filled with emotion and heartbreak…..

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/30/25

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Zeth D

Starts off confusing and brutal. After that it turns into kind of a slog fest. The movie then takes a bold wild turn into depravity. Think the hostel with more slasher vibes. But, what makes this movie kind of hard to watch the most is really just the artsy vibe it brings. Like peter form Family Guy said it insists upon its self. After that it just becomes really boring towards the end not great, but not bad.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/24/25

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Spike D

What begins as an above-average revenge ghost story soon turns into a wicked, sickening, and unforgettable examination of the limit-experience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/12/25

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Danail N

Incredibly violent, full of symbolism and one of the very few horror films I have seen that I can call an absolute 10/10.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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TJ Y

Honestly, it was too far fetched to be truly disturbing. The first 10 minutes or so made it seem like the film was going to be realistic enough to be upsetting but then it turned fake drama w/ the characters making ridiculous decisions like dragging a bunch of dead bodies around or continuing to hang around in a house where they discover some warped torture dungeon. The physical abuse in the 2nd 1/2 of the film was hard to watch but overall I thought the movie was pretty mediocre. It felt oversensationalized w/ too much blood & gore every 5 seconds. And too many 1/2 naked, bloody women running around screaming & crying.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de terror são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, o filme tem cenas pesadas mas não fazer o filme ser bom.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

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Anna

Mylène Jampanoï

Lucie

Catherine Bégin

Mademoiselle

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Le père

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Synopsis

A young woman's quest for revenge leads her down a path of depravity.

Director: Pascal Laugier
Producer: Richard Grandpierre, Simon Trottier
Screenwriter: Pascal Laugier
Rating: R (Disturbing Aberrant Behavior|Child Abuse|Torture|Severe Aberrant Behavior|Some Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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