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Apex

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A grieving woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness is suddenly ensnared in a deadly game with a ruthless predator.

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Benefitting from astonishing Australian locations and Charlize Theron's raw athleticism while skimping on the finer details, Apex doesn't mark the zenith of survival thrillers but makes for a solid entry.

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Christy Lemire FilmWeek (LAist) 1d
It is thrillingly made -- lean and mean. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maher The Times (UK) Apr 28
2/5
This is a mildly distracting guilty pleasure romp that is undone by its own casting crisis. Go to Full Review
Stephanie Zacharek TIME Magazine Apr 27
Apex fails to work either as a vehicle for sick thrills or an excuse for lots of feminist butt-kicking. Go to Full Review
Jayne Nelson Radio Times 14h
3/5
Baltasar Kormákur (Beast) directs the set pieces with a steady hand; Theron's vertiginous cliff-climbs are so well-handled you'll be gnawing your fingernails. Go to Full Review
Beandrea July FilmWeek (LAist) 1d
If you like to be scared and you like twists and turns, it's a great combo of an adventure movie with a psychological thriller. Go to Full Review
Robert W. Butler Butler's Cinema Scene 1d
B-
Baltasar Kormakur's direction is taunt and creepy, slowing sowing seeds of premonition that bloom into outright panic. Pulse-pounding stuff. Go to Full Review
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jake K @krauser 3h Survival porn I can get behind. See more stephen B @RT02381805 7h Another take on the murderer vs survivalist genre gets taken to a few places previous ones haven't gone to before. See more VRDriveR T @RT58076887 9h A woman, convinces her ?friend ?partner (seems like a friends with benefits kind of setup not sure) to join her on a climbing/camping trip. He's over it, she pushes it, wants to keep going. They get caught in a storm. She sacrifices him to save herself (she could've just put more pins/hooks in, they might have both been OK). He's from Aus, so she travels there in a little yellow van. Encounters some stereotypical misogynists in a random servo (petrol/gas station) in middle of what looks like NT. Looking at her, breathing in her direction and pulling funny faces. Obviously they're white males. One younger, clean shaved white male who sells Jerky arrives and sticks up for her. He gives her tips on where to go. She goes alone. Middle of nowhere has gear taken. Jerky guy is there, no one else around. Nil suspicion of jerky guy. Jerky guy hunts humans. ?Lesbians in a Land cruiser save the day, take her back to nice aboriginal man. White man bad. Woman and/or aboriginal man good. The end. See more Lucile F @lucile_fl 10h Predictable but entertaining See more Kim S @RT20013031 10h I’m amazed at the positive reviews, because we thought it was terrible!!! Predicted early on what was gonna happen, found it very boring, none of the characters were likable, just all around ugh. 👎🏼👎🏼, def do not recommend!! See more Jy R. @Jy_Jy 10h Loved this movie. Knowing she did a lot of her own stunts made it even better. He was so scary. Both did a great job. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A grieving woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness is suddenly ensnared in a deadly game with a ruthless predator.
Director
Baltasar Kormákur
Producer
Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, David Ready, Ian Bryce, Charlize Theron, Beth Kono, A.J. Dix, Baltasar Kormákur
Screenwriter
Jeremy Robbins, Jeremy Robbins
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Chernin Entertainment, Ian Bryce Productions, Secret Menu, RVK Studios
Rating
R (Some Strong Violence|Grisly Images|Nudity|Language)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 24, 2026
Runtime
1h 35m