Sucker Punch

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Sucker Punch

PG-13

Released Mar 25, 2011

1h 50m

Action

Fantasy

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Locked away, a young woman named Babydoll (Emily Browning) retreats to a fantasy world where she is free to go wherever her mind takes her. Determined to fight for real freedom, she finds four women -- Rocket, Blondie, Amber and Sweet Pea -- to join together to escape the terrible fate that awaits them. With a virtual arsenal at their disposal, the allies battle everything from samurais to serpents, while trying to decide what price they will pay for survival.

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Critics Consensus

It's technically impressive and loaded with eye-catching images, but without characters or a plot to support them, all of Sucker Punch's visual thrills are for naught.

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Anna Pearce

Bitch Media

Sucker Punch packs a pretty strong wallop. I enjoyed a lot of it, but I wish someone had warned me that a lobotomy was going to be a major plot point.

Jan 8, 2021

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

Gun-toting hotties combat assorted villains and their robot henchmen in this tawdry, repellent action fantasy.

Dec 6, 2011

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William Goss

Film.com

Snyder likes to think that his Russian nesting doll of a concept is enough to excuse its hollow center.

Jun 29, 2011

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

This was god awful. There was a lack of depth in the female characters so it's just eye candy with some dope action scenes. But without any substance, the gimmicks get old very fast.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 25, 2023

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

Despite some incredible visuals and eye candy, this movie executed so poorly and backwards that it's offensive. The actresses were clearly sold a different movie than what was ultimately put on the screen. Emily Browning was greatly miscast.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 25, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Snyder packs on the thematic symbolism with as much subtlety as his three-story-high samurai toting a Minigun can provide.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 31, 2023

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Audience Member

"Awww, you're killin me Zach" I am a collector. This is the only 2 or less movie I am probably ever going to keep in my collection. The story is a bonafide hot mess. Contrived, nonsensical, incoherent, ad nausea. The Visuals= Rich, Deep, Immersive, Anachronistic, brooding, Gothic. Zach can make literally THE coolest LOOKING movies- and his fight sequences and odd camera angles/particulars, there are none better and he is a master at the craft of direction. This one's story was fairly awful though.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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A minimal (but interesting enought) plot to keep some really cool action scenes together.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Keith B B

This was such a strange movie I doubt I'd ever bother to see it again.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Kevin W

I watched this again and still enjoyed the fighting scenes. Still hate that the father in the beginning was not taken care of in the plot and some good characters were killed off. The visuals were great.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/25

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Audience Member

The girls that get it, get it. Some critics doesn't know the vibe. It's a film, not World War Three.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/25

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Baby S

I love u emily browning

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Synopsis

Locked away, a young woman named Babydoll (Emily Browning) retreats to a fantasy world where she is free to go wherever her mind takes her. Determined to fight for real freedom, she finds four women -- Rocket, Blondie, Amber and Sweet Pea -- to join together to escape the terrible fate that awaits them. With a virtual arsenal at their disposal, the allies battle everything from samurais to serpents, while trying to decide what price they will pay for survival.

Director: Zack Snyder
Producer: Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder
Screenwriter: Zack Snyder, Steve Shibuya
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Cruel and Unusual
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Combat Sequences|Sexuality|Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 25, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 24, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.4M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital

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