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The Elixir

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An elixir unleashes the undead in a village. A family at odds with one another must unite and fight to survive as their hometown collapses.

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Chris Joyce Movies and Munchies (YouTube) Nov 12
3/5
The storyline is predictable, the characters make stupid choices, and the movie is a bit long, but despite that, the makeup, practical & special effects, and emotive performances all combine for a visually gross and emotionally exciting narrative. Go to Full Review
Paul Mount Starburst Nov 10
4/5
Once it gets going, The Elixir never lets up the pace, powering along through a sea of guts and gore with some hugely imaginative and genuinely spectacular high octane sequences even as it rarely loses sight of the character beats set up in the first act. Go to Full Review
JK Sooja Common Sense Media Oct 29
3/5
So much about the production, execution, and vision of The Elixir is great, despite its main flaw. The problem is simply that this particular flaw happens to be a cardinal sin of zombie movies: characters don't behave realistically. Go to Full Review
John Serba Decider Oct 28
The director sacrifices his characters – their bodies and their intelligence – and indulges far too many contrivances for the sake of delivering near-non-stop action and gore. Go to Full Review
Claire Lewis Polygon Oct 27
It's mostly serving up scares. But they're effective scares, and because the film gives each character enough room to grow and doesn't punish them for having flaws, the result is an engaging and enjoyable entry in the zombie horror genre. Go to Full Review
LaNeysha Campbell But Why Tho? Oct 27
6/10
The Elixir is a gory, unpredictable thriller that’s as messy as it is mesmerizing. Its pacing issues and uneven storytelling, however, prevent it from reaching the emotional depths it aims for. Go to Full Review
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Amilia P @RT48566323 1d I HATE THIS MOVIE WITH A PASSION. its so so SO boring its predictable THE CHARACTERS ARE DUMB AS HELL. its a bad ending. This ragebaited me to hell. Its only drama, screaming, crying GET UR ASS UP AAAAAAAAA im mad as hell. See more Dusty A @RT60601566 Apr 27 Watching now and im rooting for the zombies to eat everyone! Literally the dumbest characters I've seen in a movie . Who wrote this shit? Are Indonesians this stupid? The only redeeming thing in movie are some decent practical gore. See more andrea C @Charst Apr 27 Divertente horror Indonesiano, probabilmente film con la maggior visibilità della storia del cinema di quel paese; grazie ovviamente a Netflix. La sceneggiatura è divertente e vengono sfruttata bene le location esotiche per il genere. I personaggi sono anche discretamente originali seppure i dialoghi sono molto datati e ricordato gli anni '90. Sequenze di azione accettabili e numerosissime, forse manca un po' di capacità in più alla maggior parte dei personaggi che restano molto passivi e poco intelligenti. See more Arnold A @RT09093785 Apr 20 The actors make stupid decisions which makes the movie silly asf See more H G @ItzChavo Mar 27 Please for your own sanity and for the precious limited time we have on earth do not waste even a single millisecond watching this film. I thought at first this film would be pretty interesting especially since it used fast paced zombies rather than the generic slow kind, but boy was I wrong. It genuinely was torture watching the irrational empty minded decisions made by these characters, to put it into perspective I genuinely believe a rock would have had better survival instincts and logic than some of the choices I just watched. It was like watching a group of people competing to see who could make the most idiotic decision of all time. There's no tension whatsoever when the characters are this unbelievably clueless. Instead of feeling scared for the survivors you actually end up rooting for the zombies from how frustrating it is to watch. It honestly left me impressed how a movie could take the horror aspect of zombies and make the writing and lack of logic the real horror instead. See more Cole L @Colthulhu Feb 22 This movie just plods along, nothing original happens and the main characters are not even likeable so it's a shame everyone around them dies. A waste of time. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An elixir unleashes the undead in a village. A family at odds with one another must unite and fight to survive as their hometown collapses.
Director
Kimo Stamboel
Producer
Edwin Nazir
Screenwriter
Agasyah Karim
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Netflix
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Indonesian
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 23, 2025
Runtime
1h 56m