Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Evans front Sacrifice, a new action thriller about a cult, a volcano and a gala hostage crisis. It lands on Netflix in the United States and France on Friday, 16 October.
01Summary
- 01Netflix will begin streaming Sacrifice in the United States and France on Friday, 16 October 2026.
- 02The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Joan and Chris Evans as Mike Tyler, a film star trying to revive his career.
- 03The story follows a radical group that kidnaps Tyler at a gala and believes throwing him into a nearby volcano will save the world.
- 04Sacrifice premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2025 and has a 37% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- 05Romain Gavras directed Sacrifice, which also stars Vincent Cassel, Salma Hayek Pinault, John Malkovich, Sam Richardson, Ambika Mod, Charli XCX and Yung Lean.
02Why it matters
The film marks another Netflix project for Taylor-Joy and adds a high-profile thriller with a large ensemble cast. Its streaming release also gives viewers a chance to see a film that had a mixed critical reception at festival level.
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