Sympathy for the Devil

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Sympathy for the Devil

2023

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

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After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is at it seems.

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Sympathy for the Devil makes the most of Nicolas Cage's propensity for playing unhinged characters -- and for some viewers, that'll be more than enough to make it worth a watch.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Even if the ending is a bit of a letdown, otherwise it’s a gas.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 6, 2023

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Adler’s efficient direction and a Cage unleashed aren’t enough to keep viewers on the hook in this sparse story.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 10, 2023

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

The problem we have right from the get-go is that neither of these personages gives the viewer much to care about.

Rated: .5/4

Jul 28, 2023

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

Sympathy for the Devil (2023) falls halfway (an ironically fitting term, given what happens in the plot) between over-the-top parody and conventional psychological thriller. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/10

Dec 20, 2024

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Paradise’s screenplay is weighted about 80/20 in favor of Cage over Kinnaman and that’s absolutely the best possible choice.

Oct 25, 2024

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Robert W. Butler

Butler's Cinema Scene

Watching Cage tear into this material it almost doesn't matter. The guy is out there sweating to turn straw into gold. In the end he turns that straw into brass, but it's still a wonder to behold...

Oct 22, 2024

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Stephen G.

This film is bonkers, Nicholas Cage is in rare maniacal form with his performance. Sociopaths are my least favorite persons I share the planet with, and I've found the performance here to fire me up beyond reasons, bravo Mr. Cage. The brutal madness is inspired and quite extraordinary, and it's worthy of a watch to anyone who can except the viciousness of t the film. This is a story inspired by what can only be unending pain, and I felt it so deep as a viewer that I am grateful for this experience.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/14/25

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Ricardo d

Nicolas tem uma bela atuação aqui, mas não é tão difícil já que o roteiro lhe garante muitos monólogos, enquanto seu parceiro tem poucas falas, e a maioria todas tolas. O roteiro se baseia numa idéia muito frágil qua não garante a credibilidade no filme, portanto tudo soa falso, e o suspense e o desfecho são previsíveis e tolos. Algo já visto em outros filmes e assim, cansativo.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/28/25

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Charlie R

Could have been good movie if it had a half decent lead actor but instead were served the standard Nicolas Cage asylum cRazY 🤪 performance which makes this movie a hard watch.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/02/25

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Gianluca R

Nicholas Cage is a guarantee, time after time. Just his acting worth the watch. Must see

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/25

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Timothy E

This is not our Nicholas Cage. He's a better actor than this. I wish you were coming to the live stream. Back to the movie theater way he belong

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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Robson C

Um homem chega no hospital onde sua esposa está internada para dar a luz ao seu filho, quando um homem armado entra no seu carro e o obriga a sair dali. Inicia-se então um jogo de gato e rato entre os dois homens dentro daquele carro. A direção é muito boa, sempre mantendo a tensão da história do filme e os atores a ajuda, com a boa interpretação deles, apesar de, às vezes, Nicolas Cage ir muitas vezes para o exagero. Muita gente pode achar que é uma cópia de Colateral, mas a proposta dos 2 filmes é bem diferente. Um bom suspense, que mostra a violência na dose certa.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Synopsis

After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is at it seems.

Director: Yuval Adler
Producer: Alex Lebovici, Stuart Manashil, Allan Ungar
Screenwriter: Luke Paradise
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Capstone Global, Signature Films, Dutch FilmWorks, Hammerstone Studios
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 28, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.4K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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