Reptile

R

Released Sep 22, 2023

2 hr. 14 min.

Crime

Drama

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45%

84 Reviews

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71%

1,000+ Ratings

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Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.

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Critics Consensus

Strong work from Benicio del Toro and Alicia Silverstone isn't enough to make up for Reptile's convoluted and ultimately underwhelming story.

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Audience Consensus

Solid acting and an engaging mystery help Reptile keep you hooked despite its slow pacing and a plot that might be too complicated for its own good.

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Rob O

Well acted and it is easy to understand the story. Nice movie for a couple of hours of downtime.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Kevin H

I loved the True Detective vibe and the weird personal moments of people's lives it portrayed. A solid 8/10.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Jerod S

There's not enough time to develop the plot in Reptile and you want more depth in everyone's character. Timberlake looks puffy - but Del Toro is a dope cop.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Shari P

The movie was ok. The acting was good but the storyline was confusing and the end was blah. No explanation or resolution. Lacked a conclusion after the climax.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Kyle J

Really well done and thought-out. Great story. You gotta keep track and pay close attention. The story moves along nicely: The director DID NOT do the usual "Here are the persons you should think did it, so I can spring who actually done it on you later." The acting was excellent, a credit to the actors working with a keen-eyed director. REPTILE seems more like a real cop investigation. I do find tedious all stories (and this is one) which use the word F-ing as their most common adjective.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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Luciano G

"I'm not sure if this is the new normal, but when a movie isn't terrible, it's considered somewhat good. This film avoids nonsensical, dogma-laden scripts and strives to develop characters that we can invest in. However, it falls short in almost all aspects, but Del Toro saves the day with his very restrained acting."

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Grant Singer

Director

Benicio del Toro

Tom Nichols

Justin Timberlake

Will Grady

Eric Bogosian

Actor

Alicia Silverstone

Judy Nichols

Domenick Lombardozzi

Actor

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A pretty effective murder mystery... [Benicio Del Toro] has aged very nicely into this sort of role.

Oct 21, 2023

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Kambole Campbell

Empire Magazine

Del Toro’s solid screen charisma can’t rescue Reptile, a derivative and lethargic thriller that rarely thrills as it tries and fails to build a case for itself as a meaningful iteration on the detective thrillers that it admires.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 3, 2023

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

The fallout from all this purposeful gloom isn't merely that nothing surprises us; even Del Toro's committed portrayal of a careful man's gathering disillusionment gets jammed up.

Oct 2, 2023

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Dan Buffa

Ramble On With Buffa (Substack)

Hat tip to Del Toro and company. I like scripts that present a familiar formula in a mystery, and then proceed to have fun with the whodunit.

Dec 3, 2023

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Juanma Fernández París

El Nuevo Día (Puerto Rico)

The script suffers from having an excess of twists executed at a slow pace... [but] the cast never makes it boring. [Full review in Spanish]

Dec 1, 2023

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Tina Kakadelis

Film Obsessive

Reptile lets all the drama happen off screen with a third act deus ex machina. What could have been a knotty, suburban, coastal noir boils down to a detective story we’ve all seen before.

Nov 13, 2023

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Synopsis

Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.

Director: Grant Singer
Executive Producer: Benicio del Toro, Rachel Smith, Rick Yorn
Screenwriter: Benjamin Brewer, Grant Singer, Benicio del Toro
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Black Label Media
Rating: R (Language|Violence|Some Nude Images)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 22, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 29, 2023
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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