Red Sparrow

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Red Sparrow

R

2018

2h 20m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Drama

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Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Egorova emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, Dominika meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.

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Critics Consensus

Red Sparrow aims for smart, sexy spy thriller territory, but Jennifer Lawrence's committed performance isn't enough to compensate for thin characters and a convoluted story.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Mar 9, 2020

Director Francis Lawrence... seems to have reasoned that, because Russian literature is so long and slow, making his movie long and slow would be the path to authenticity.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

Jul 29, 2019

There is only so much Jennifer Lawrence can do in this set up.

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Linda Marric

HeyUGuys

Jun 5, 2019

3/5

Needlessly sadistic and often troubling in tone, some keen supporting performances can't save this uneven and forgetful film.

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Mo Muzammal

Vague Visages

Jul 26, 2023

In post-Hunger Games mode, Jennifer Lawrence continues her streak of pushing the envelope. Even if her accent feels awkward at times, she is mostly convincing as a Slavic agent...

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Brian Eggert

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Mar 14, 2022

2/4

Most of Red Sparrow looks slick and, somehow, doesn't overstay its welcome, even while being mostly forgettable.

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Drew Dietsch

FANDOM

Dec 29, 2021

3/5

[Red Sparrow] looks good, has a strong lead performance, and it never becomes boring. But, it also lacks a lot of what audiences will probably want out of a movie like this.

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Jeff D

@Username99999 Aug 28, 2026

Slow and needlessly disturbing. Designed for shock and awe. Nothing interesting here. Unless you want to see Jennifer Lawrence naked again and then hear her tell us how uncomfortable she was getting naked.. again..

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Hamish S

@HamBam Jul 14, 2026

I think it’s a wonderful honest take on spy thriller’s and it was an amazing performance by Jennifer Lawrence.

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Jonah H

@Delune May 31, 2026

Whitful and thrilling, the movie is an espionage classic! The acting, cinematography, and picture quality was utterly exceptional. Twists I never saw coming, and you never knew up until the end where the red sparrow's loyalties truly laid. She started off as a wounded bird, but the red sparrow overcame the major adversity against her to become the leader of the flock and in control of her own destiny. She used the skills she learned to influence and determine her own fate.

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Jamie C.

@JamieChill Apr 29, 2026

I’m American & this felt fresh & new watching it now. Maybe I’m just sick of bad movies in 2026. It moves at pace I enjoy at my age. Casting could have been different, obviously, but idk if Americans would have enjoyed it as much without one of our top stars playing the lead- but who knows? I turn off a lot of new AI movies, but this one made me watch until the end, at least.

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Ellena B

@EllenaBT Apr 3, 2026

Once in Bulgaria we used to laugh at Bulgarian actors trying to play western spies. Now we see the reverse - an English actor playing a Russian. Jeremy Irons had nothing Russian about him - neither the hysteria, nor the blind dedication to a cause, nor the benign cruelty. Did that casting mean that Russian spies are just like any spy in Europe? Well, they are not, and they do not try to be. Exceptionality is sought and projected. But the film was made before the invasion in Ukraine, which reinstated this status.

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Kylie C.

@kycross44 Dec 27, 2025

Strong performance by Jennifer Lawrence, but most of everything else is not great

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Synopsis

Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Egorova emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, Dominika meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.

Director: Francis Lawrence
Producer: Peter Chernin, David Ready, Jenno Topping, Steven Zaillian
Screenwriter: Justin Haythe
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Chernin Entertainment, TSL Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Graphic Nudity|Strong Violence|Torture)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 2, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $46.7M
Runtime: 2h 20m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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