Pretty Lethal

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Pretty Lethal

R

2026

1h 30m

Action

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An action-packed thriller where five ballerinas, on their way to a prestigious dance competition, are barely on speaking terms when their bus breaks down in a remote forest. With no other options, they reluctantly seek shelter at an unsettling roadside inn run by Devora Kasimer (Uma Thurman), a reclusive former ballet prodigy. From the moment they arrive, something feels wrong—and their worst instincts prove right. As the situation turns deadly, the fractured team must set aside rivalries and weaponize years of brutal training, turning grace, discipline, and even pointe shoes into tools for survival.

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Critics Consensus

Starting off with a fun hook and diluting it with a plethora of clichés, Pretty Lethal doesn't reach its full operatic potential but doles out enough balletic action to remain reasonably en pointe.

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Coleman Spilde

Salon.com

Apr 2

While I’m reluctant to credit a film like “Pretty Lethal” with moving this exhausted horror subgenre away from its threadbare formula, it’s a twirl in the right direction.

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

Mar 25

3/5

Nothing here is to be taken very seriously at all but it is mostly devoid of the suffocating, and often nihilistic, smugness one has come to expect from modern action films.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Mar 18

Despite the constant mayhem, Pretty Lethal brings little that’s new to the dance floor.

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Aaron Neuwirth

We Live Entertainment

2d

5/10

Not for nothing, but it’s great to see that a schlocky genre film like this is happy to include a talented actress like Simmonds, who may be deaf, but is happy to go along with this sort of nonsense, presumably because it sounded like a fun challenge.

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

4d

4/10

It fails to build either a powerful visual identity or a narrative that dramatically advances its characters. The dancers are reduced to interchangeable figures within a mechanical cycle of chases and murders.[Full review in Spanish]

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

5d

B

Pretty Lethal is indeed pretty. More importantly, it’s pretty entertaining, and admirably fulfills its potential.

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Isabella U

@Creepycrawler 1h

CAMPY AS HELL not for everybody but those hoes are undoubtedly prima FUCKING ballerinas

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Davi T

@RT71237588 2h

Lindas e letais é um bom filme, sem muita pretensão, boas cenas de ação, boa dinâmica entres as personagens, cada uma com sua personalidade, e bem engraçado, eu recomendo.

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Joy L

@RT40707983 6h

This was amazing movie. I sat down and watched it without my phone so I can see every little detail and it kept my attention for sure. It was graceful powerful intriguing it kept me sitting up it showed the beauty and power of females especially when in danger. What I really like is how people think ballerinas are just beautiful people who can twirl around but they don't understand the pain that they face daily with a smile on their face and this movie really brings out that pain in the choreography was amazing. It was a fun and keep you on your toes type of movie I wish there was more at the end like them showing their story on news or something about what they just going through but other than that this was a phenomenal movie

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James B

@RT69324591 22h

Pretty Lethal was amazing!!

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Eric H.

@Bubba77 2d

It’s a fun movie. It’s nothing Oscar worthy but it’s entertaining and different. I enjoyed the ballerina/action mashup. It’s kind of refreshingly different.

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David B

@David898 2d

Not a masterpiece, but fun to watch.

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Synopsis

An action-packed thriller where five ballerinas, on their way to a prestigious dance competition, are barely on speaking terms when their bus breaks down in a remote forest. With no other options, they reluctantly seek shelter at an unsettling roadside inn run by Devora Kasimer (Uma Thurman), a reclusive former ballet prodigy. From the moment they arrive, something feels wrong—and their worst instincts prove right. As the situation turns deadly, the fractured team must set aside rivalries and weaponize years of brutal training, turning grace, discipline, and even pointe shoes into tools for survival.

Director: Vicky Jewson
Producer: Kelly McCormick, Mike Karz, William Bindley, Piers Tempest
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Co: Pioneer Stillking Films, Gulfstream Pictures, 87North, Tempo Productions Limited
Rating: R (Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 25, 2026
Runtime: 1h 30m

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