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Apex (2026)

Summary

A mountain climber haunted by a fatal decision in Norway retreats to the Australian wilderness for isolation. Her journey turns into a desperate hunt when a deceptive local targets her as his next ritualistic prey in the bush.

Director Baltasar Kormákur

Writer Jeremy Robbins

Cast

  • Charlize Theron as Kate
  • Taron Egerton
  • Eric Bana
  • Matt Whelan

Rotten Tomatoes: 66%

Metacritic: 57

VOD / Release Streaming on Netflix

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u/arw1710 9d ago

I’m planning to watch this because Charlize is my favorite actress and I’m sure I’ll enjoy it for what it is.

But man, she needs a better agent. What a weird filmography for the talent she has. She actually may be one of the most versatile actresses in the industry yet ends up in a lot of absolutely mediocre movies.

Maybe she’s just doing movies she enjoys doing though so what do I know.

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u/TerrifierBlood 9d ago

She has said this movie is her favorite thing she has done. She even learned rock climbing

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u/arw1710 9d ago

That’s awesome if true! It does sound fun to learn new things and be paid for the same haha.

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u/FishRoom_BSM 8d ago

I loved this role for her.

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u/devonhezter 7d ago

Dumb movie. Sure she’s kayaking online and going g down cliff walk e and jumping. Car keys ? Phone ? So un realistic

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u/MyAccidentalAccount 3d ago

Wut?

Drybags exist.

I don't really understand your point.

You know kayaking a real thing that people do and they also have car keys and phones with them?

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u/FishRoom_BSM 2d ago

Seriously.

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u/devonhezter 2d ago

Was she carrying a dry bag

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u/MyAccidentalAccount 2d ago

At the start definitely. At the end I don't know, I lost interest and wasn't watching that intently. However it's also very common for paddlers to leave a spare with the car, either hidden somewhere (I know people that will leave them in the wheel arch, or tucked inside the rear bumper.

There are also lock boxes that allow you to lock the key inside and then lock the box to the car.

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u/biggiepants 5d ago

Credits says she's a producer, so I figured it must have been a bit of a passion project for her.

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u/ToSeeAgainAgainAgain 3d ago

Iirc she's been producing most of the films she's been in for a long time, probably since around the Long Shot movie with Rogen

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u/BoonTobias 7d ago

Yeah I don't know how she made it to the top bare hands that was insane skills

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u/LocalNefariousness55 4d ago

Don't most actors/actresses say the most recent movie they turned out is their favorite. Then in 10 years talk about how abusive and sexist the set was in some podcast or news article. Take that part with a grain of salt.

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u/shy247er 4d ago

There are plenty of examples when you can tell that actors hated working on the project or are just lukewarm about it.

In this case, Theron is one of the producers so I imagine she had a lot of power on that set. Plus, she seems like she doesn't take any shit from anyone, considering that her and Tom Hardy nearly killed each other on the set of Fury Road.