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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Lloyd S

Not impressed. Boring movie about a mental illness. Wasn't even scary. Disappointed.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/25

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Timothy L

IMO, although gory and graphic, I struggled to finish watching in its entirety because I felt it was boring. It took me four days to complete my viewing because my expectations were of something that would be horrifyingly nightmarish! Instead it turned out to be just an experience in torture and victimization with an incomplete outcome.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Mobi C

It's got shock factor. Zero empathy. Shotgun rampage is 10/10. Its got a continuing story, a viable plot. Sure, it'll leave you hanging but that's up to you what it means.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Iris M

For it almost all being in French it's a egde of your sinster story that keeps you guessing long after its over. The scares do fizzle out and some gore follows the rest of the movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Audience Member

Overrated as advertised, it's not that graphic or original. Fairly slow, kind of pointless, lot of nonsensical parts that didn't line with the lame story.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Mark W

Went into this one blind, I'd heard it was pretty shocking so wasn't sure what to expect. After the conclusion of the first 30 minutes I couldn't see where it could go from there but the film then takes a turn in ways I wasn't expecting. Gory yes, brutal violence yes , things I'll never unsee yes. As much as i enjoyed it ,It's probably a one watch film as the shocking ending is what makes it great.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/22/24

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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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