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• Thriller
• Action

• 2026
• Baltasar Kormákur
• 96 mins
• 15

Summary

Oscar winner Charlize Theron meets her match in Taron Egerton's ruthless predator in an action-packed survival thriller filmed on location in Australia. Written by Jeremy Robbins and directed by Baltasar Kormakur, Apex centres on grief-stricken rock climber Sasha (Theron), who hopes to clear her head in the untamed wilderness. Sasha wants to be alone and isn't thrilled when she crosses paths with a friendly stranger named Ben (Taron Egerton). It transpires that Ben is a sadistic killer, who stalks human prey with a crossbow, and Sasha is a worthy opponent to hunt and slay. He vastly underestimates Sasha's strength and resilience as the pair play a deadly game of cat and mouse over rocky terrain and down raging river rapids

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Jayne Nelson

Charlize Theron goes full Ironman (the endurance sport, not the superhero) in this enjoyable white-knuckle action flick. She's in her element climbing sheer rock faces, kayaking over rapids and swimming raging rivers. While stunt doubles tackle the seriously dangerous stuff, Theron clearly put in the work around them: "It's actually a miracle that I'm here today," she joked after filming. So, is the movie that requires such impressive feats worthy of her efforts? Disappointingly, action aside, this is a fairly standard thriller. Theron's grieving widow takes a peaceful trip to the Australian wilderness but is followed by a stalker (Taron Egerton). As he tracks her, predator-and-prey style, he's supposed to be terrifying - but his loopy, mummy-issues villain is just too silly to convince. That said, Egerton does deploy a fine Aussie accent and his fight scenes with Theron are gnarly. And while the plot may be preposterous, the spectacular rivers and waterfalls of New South Wales provide genuine drama. 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.

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6.1/10

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rolenameSashaCharlize TheronBenTaron EgertonTommyEric BanaHunterMatt WhelanCashierBessie HollandPark RangerAaron Pedersen2nd HunterRob CarltonDadDuncan FellowsMomJulia OhannessianBoyNiam Hogan

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rolenameDirectorBaltasar KormákurWriterJeremy RobbinsProducerIan BryceProducerPeter CherninProducerA.J. DixProducerBeth KonoComposerHögni EgilssonDirector of photographyLawrence SherEditorSigurður EyþórssonCastingAmanda MitchellProduction designerJean-Vincent Puzos

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Released on

2026-04-24

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing

Formats

Colour

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