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Sacrifice

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After the fiery death of their mother, Joan (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her siblings, driven by a mysterious volcanic prophecy, believe it is their duty to cleanse the Earth. Their radical group hijacks a glamorous charity gala and takes three unlikely hostages for a sacrificial ritual: their hero, movie star Mike Tyler (Chris Evans); their villain, pragmatically cold billionaire Ben Bracken (Vincent Cassel); and their lover, an unlucky performer named Katie (Ambika Mod). As the night descends into chaos, both an inward journey and an outward adventure ensue, where the line between performance and belief, salvation and sacrifice, begins to blur.

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Peter Debruge Variety There’s a virtuosity to Gavras’ filmmaking, which yields some surprising laughs and thrills along the way... [But] of all Gavras’ cine-revolutions, this one is both most familiar and the farthest removed from our reality. Sep 15, 2025 Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com The movie meanders its way to a disappointing ending that seems to be the product of a writer who never figured out what he wanted to say about the environment or how shallowly its used by influencers and celebrities, only that it is. Sep 10, 2025 Full Review Tim Grierson Screen International Gavras builds suspense over whether Joan’s assertion will be proven true but, eventually, the screenplay succumbs to glib generalities about its satirical targets. Sep 8, 2025 Full Review Lucas Moore Big Gold Belt Media If Sacrifice ended after the first 30 minutes this would've been an enjoyable satirical watch, but unfortunately it doesn't and it becomes one of the most unwatchable films of the year. Rated: F Sep 23, 2025 Full Review Chase Hutchinson The Playlist There’s something almost bizarrely impressive about how little a film like “Sacrifice,” the latest from filmmaker Romain Gavras, has to say about the state of our world and yet how loudly it all continues on anyway. Rated: D+ Sep 21, 2025 Full Review Shawn Peer That Shelf Somewhere inside Sacrifice is a far more compelling film, one that a sharper, better-developed script might have brought to the surface and left a lasting impression. Sep 19, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Romain Gavras

Director

Chris Evans

Actor

Anya Taylor-Joy

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Vincent Cassel

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Salma Hayek

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John Malkovich

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Movie Info

Synopsis After the fiery death of their mother, Joan (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her siblings, driven by a mysterious volcanic prophecy, believe it is their duty to cleanse the Earth. Their radical group hijacks a glamorous charity gala and takes three unlikely hostages for a sacrificial ritual: their hero, movie star Mike Tyler (Chris Evans); their villain, pragmatically cold billionaire Ben Bracken (Vincent Cassel); and their lover, an unlucky performer named Katie (Ambika Mod). As the night descends into chaos, both an inward journey and an outward adventure ensue, where the line between performance and belief, salvation and sacrifice, begins to blur.
Director
Romain Gavras
Producer
Robert Walak, Romain Gavras, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Giorgos Karnavas, Jacob Perlin, Klaudia Śmieja
Screenwriter
Romain Gavras, Will Arbery
Genre
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 43m