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Apr 2026

1h 30m

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For Sheriff Ulysses (Bob Odenkirk), his provisional posting to the quaint Midwestern American town of Normal was meant to be a welcome respite from both his marital woes and recent moral injuries in the line of duty. But when a botched bank robbery interrupts the municipality's tranquil pace, a dark secret is inadvertently exposed, and Ulysses soon discovers that the town is anything but its namesake.

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Critics Consensus

Normal thrives on Bob Odenkirk's gruff yet playful presence and director Ben Wheatley's over-the-top carnage, delivering simple, ridiculous, and consistently entertaining thrills despite its familiar premise.

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

22h

3/5

Kolstad’s script is clever enough to land as satire. It also makes for a cheerfully gonzo midnight movie. You laugh, you wince, you check for bloodstains on your way out.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

1d

4/5

The reassuring masterstroke from Wheatley is that he never loses sight of the sheriff’s humanity.

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Linda Marric

HeyUGuys

1d

3/5

Normal is entertainingly strange and occasionally inspired, but it never quite reaches the level of smart, savage crime comedy it clearly wants to be.

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Emma Simmonds

The List

7h

3/5

There’s nothing attention-grabbingly original that sets the film apart (check out Hell Or High Water for a great neo-western), but Normal remains a fun, well-assembled ride through some tried-and-tested tropes.

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Adam Sweeting

The Arts Desk

23h

4/5

In Normal, under the firm directorial hand of Billericay’s own Ben Wheatley, Odenkirk deftly extends his range a little further as Sheriff Ulysses Richardson.

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Jack Martin

Film Feeder

1d

3.5/5

It may not be as accomplished as Kolstad and Odenkirk’s previous collaborations, but with a solid and unpredictable filmmaker like Ben Wheatley at the helm, Normal eventually becomes anything but.

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johnathon

5d

could have a better ending. good movie tho still

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Katie I

May 7

This movie was so ridiculous. How Hollywood thinks this was good enough to put in theaters is insane. The movie is just NOBODY part 3 with a different name. Two huge thumbs down!!

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Tone

May 5

started slow finished better

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The Movie Mob

May 4

Normal is anything but!

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biz888

May 3

I like it though I like NOBODY better

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DebbieDabbler

May 1

Great gratuitous gore, very entertaining.

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Synopsis

For Sheriff Ulysses (Bob Odenkirk), his provisional posting to the quaint Midwestern American town of Normal was meant to be a welcome respite from both his marital woes and recent moral injuries in the line of duty. But when a botched bank robbery interrupts the municipality's tranquil pace, a dark secret is inadvertently exposed, and Ulysses soon discovers that the town is anything but its namesake.

Director: Ben Wheatley
Producer: Marc Provissiero, Derek Kolstad, Bob Odenkirk
Screenwriter: Derek Kolstad, Bob Odenkirk
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: OPE Partners, QWGmire, Aperture Bonus Productions, Tradecraft Productions, Le Foole Inc.
Rating: R (Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 17, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 19, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.7M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1