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In Theaters Now

2024
R
IFC Films
1 h 39 m

2024
R
IFC Films
1 h 39 m

Summary Sam is an exemplary inmate. A few months before his release from prison, he is diligently preparing for his reintegration. During a leave, his past catches up with him and an accident leaves him only one choice: escape. Five years later, he rebuilt his life in Thailand, where he founded the family he had always dreamed of. But Narong, th...

Directed By: Xavier Gens

Written By: Magali Rossitto, Guillaume Lemans, Stéphane Cabel, Xavier Gens

In Theaters Now

2024
R
IFC Films
1 h 39 m

2024
R
IFC Films
1 h 39 m

Mayhem!

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

55

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings

6.9

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Summary Sam is an exemplary inmate. A few months before his release from prison, he is diligently preparing for his reintegration. During a leave, his past catches up with him and an accident leaves him only one choice: escape. Five years later, he rebuilt his life in Thailand, where he founded the family he had always dreamed of. But Narong, th...

Directed By: Xavier Gens

Written By: Magali Rossitto, Guillaume Lemans, Stéphane Cabel, Xavier Gens

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

22% Positive
2 Reviews

67% Mixed
6 Reviews

11% Negative
1 Review

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

22% Positive
2 Reviews

67% Mixed
6 Reviews

11% Negative
1 Review

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Jan 5, 2024

Revenge is often described as a dish best served cold, but with the way Mayhem! draws audiences into its compelling story, this film is white hot, and reminds audiences why revenge is on the menu in the first place.

By Brian Farvour FULL REVIEW

Jan 3, 2024

Camera movements in perfect concert with the action plus fluid, grounded choreography performed by a former national champion kickboxer combine for a mesmerizing experience that easily would have been the best action movie of 2023 if it had come out just a week earlier.

By Pete Volk FULL REVIEW

Jan 4, 2024

Fans of “The Raid” franchise will feel right at home, even if Mayhem! never approaches the operatic scale that made the fight scenes in those movies feel larger than life.

By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW

The Daily Beast

Jan 5, 2024

It takes its time—quite frankly, too long—to deliver the gruesome goods/

By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

Jan 5, 2024

There’s a reason “John Wick” was just about a guy avenging his dog. Simple is often better, and “Mayhem!” too often clutters what works about it with exploitation or shallow characterizations.

By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW

Jan 3, 2024

If you want to make a slasher-level action-mayhem movie, make the damn movie; don’t pretend your excuses for ultraviolence come from a humanist core. Mayhem! yearns to be taken seriously in all the wrong places.

By Jesse Hassenger FULL REVIEW

Jan 2, 2024

Whenever Mayhem! makes any attempt at character building, it feels as if we’re watching a trashy DTV movie, and as a result reveals itself as a run-of-the-mill revenge flick that practically crawls toward its preordained destination.

By Steven Scaife FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings

63% Positive
5 Ratings

25% Mixed
2 Ratings

13% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings

63% Positive
5 Ratings

25% Mixed
2 Ratings

13% Negative
1 Rating

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Details

Production Company Same Player, WTFilms, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, The Ink Connection, Two suns production, Canal+, Ciné+, France Télévisions, SofiTVciné 9, Indéfilms 11, Palatine Étoile 20, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA)

Release Date Jan 5, 2024

Duration 1 h 39 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline This end's one way.

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