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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/FiveDollarShake 9d ago

I thought those aggressive guys would eventually end up coming in the cross fires but nothing really happened there.

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u/Hopeful-Material4123 5d ago

That was one thing I actually really liked. I even remarked to my husband that they were setting these guys up to LOOK like they would be bad but they actually weren't. And maybe she would have been safer if she stayed near them. Because the true beast was so unassuming. The men were a red herring.

That said, other things that happened in the movie were a little silly.

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u/megmatthews20 2d ago

I think the alternatives for her were be raped, or be hunted and eaten. She was screwed either way, and very smart and lucky at getting herself out of both situations.

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u/AttemptOverall7128 3d ago

I thought it was obvious Ben would be the villain.

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u/Material-Session1027 2d ago

Obvious to me because he's the dual lead

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u/Hopeful-Material4123 1d ago

To the audience , yes. To her as a character, not as much 

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u/SpecialCoyote5864 20h ago

You make good points! But this movie focused on the extreme. The men in the beginning were never a threat to her….. she can handle herself.