Sympathy for the Devil
Seen it?2023 | 90 min | Action, Horror, Thriller, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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 as it seems.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
58% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 92K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yuval Adler
- Joel KinnamanThe Driver
- Nicolas CageThe Passenger
- Alexis ZollicofferWaitress
- Cameron Lee PriceCop
- Oliver McCallumBoy
- Rich HopkinsTrucker
- Kaiwi LymanColleague
- Burns BurnsOwner
- Nancy GoodGrandmother
- Danny TeslaParamedic