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

09/06/2023

3/5

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

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

08/10/2023

2.5/5

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

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

07/28/2023

.5/4

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

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

10/25/2024

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

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Robert W. Butler

Butler's Cinema Scene

10/22/2024

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...

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Rick Romancito

The Taos News

08/12/2024

C+

“Sympathy for the Devil” may not win armloads of awards or make anyone’s 10 Best Movie lists, but in terms of what it sets out to do, it delivers in ways you probably never expected.

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Sharang L

@Scribe187 Jun 6

By the time this winds down, one has stopped caring how it ends.

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Wendel L

@BRZRKR Nov 10

Direção: Bom Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Ok Caracterização: Ok Soundtrack: Ok

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Stephen G.

@patient1 Oct 14

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.

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Ricardo d

@RT43154676 Sep 28

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.

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Charlie R

@RT02126720 03/02/2025

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.

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Gianluca R

@rei_lex 02/26/2025

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

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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