Mayhem!

R

Released Jan 5

1h 49m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

List

80%

Tomatometer

25 Reviews

61%

Audience Score

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Sam (Nassim Lyes) is a professional boxer about to be released from prison in France, but while on parole, his past catches up with him and he is forced to flee the country. Five years later, he has rebuilt a simple life on an exotic island in Thailand with his wife Mia and her daughter Dara, working multiple jobs to support his family and buy a piece of land to build a restaurant. As his life begins to improve, a job gone wrong puts Sam in the crosshairs of local crime lord Narong (Olivier Gourmet), who retaliates with brutal violence. Crushed but still alive, Sam is left with only one purpose: to seek merciless and bone-breaking vengeance.

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

In place of saturating the whole film with action sequences, the script by Magali Rossitto takes the necessary time to develop its characters and situate us in each context. [Full review in Spanish]

Jan 30, 2024

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Gens doesn’t fulfill on the punctuation in his premise, especially in the interminable first half of the film, which starts with a bang that portends “The Raid”-esque non-stop action and then spins its wheels in set-up that feels like it takes forever.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 5, 2024

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

It takes its time—quite frankly, too long—to deliver the gruesome goods.

Jan 5, 2024

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Kat Hughes

THN

An emotionally charged, adrenaline-soaked revenge story that features some of the best fight sequences in modern cinema. Mayhem is a never-ending juggernaut that will leave you breathless.

Rated: 5/5

Mar 30, 2024

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Not as good [as The Raid], but it's in the same class.

Feb 1, 2024

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Andy Klein

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It moves fast and the fight choreography is really good.

Feb 1, 2024

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Irwin F

Very unique. Final fight scenes were excellent.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Timothy E

Great movie 🍿. Make a Mayhem two.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Harley V

I did enjoy parts of this movie but I have to agree with others that it is very slow at times. I think I actually could have napped in a few places. The fight scenes were very poorly choreographed. They compared this movie to John Wick which is just crazy.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Erik G

Slow to start, but with a hell of an ending. Melds brutal action with Gen's flair for bloody horror.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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Druwenzil B

Where can I stream or download the movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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Nick A

Not a bad action film with half decent brutal fight scenes. But when you have films like the John Wick series out there, or even the Raid 1 & 2, the action in this film just feels very bland and almost boring. The film passed the time but it's instantly forgettable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/06/24

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Xavier Gens

Director

Nassim Lyès

Sam

Loryn Nounay

Mia

Olivier Gourmet

Narong

Vithaya Pansringarm

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Chananticha Tang-Kwa

Dara

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Synopsis

Sam (Nassim Lyes) is a professional boxer about to be released from prison in France, but while on parole, his past catches up with him and he is forced to flee the country. Five years later, he has rebuilt a simple life on an exotic island in Thailand with his wife Mia and her daughter Dara, working multiple jobs to support his family and buy a piece of land to build a restaurant. As his life begins to improve, a job gone wrong puts Sam in the crosshairs of local crime lord Narong (Olivier Gourmet), who retaliates with brutal violence. Crushed but still alive, Sam is left with only one purpose: to seek merciless and bone-breaking vengeance.

Director: Xavier Gens
Screenwriter: Xavier Gens, Magali Rossitto, Guillaume Lemans
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: France 2 Cinéma, The Ink Connection, Same Player, StudioCanal, WTFilms, Two Suns Productions
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Drug Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 5, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.0K
Runtime: 1h 49m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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