Rich Flu

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Rich Flu

May 2026

1h 46m

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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From the director of The Platform, just as Laura's (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) career reaches its peak, a mysterious virus begins killing the richest people in the world. The contagion quickly spreads down the ladder of wealth, turning prosperity into a death sentence and forcing the affluent to abandon their fortunes overnight. As panic spreads and the public turns on the 1%, Laura must do everything in her power to protect her family, embarking on a desperate journey across the globe.

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Phil Walsh

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 29

4/10

The script is weak, the characters are wooden, and the themes unrealized. The entire exercise feels more like a bad case of the flu than anything else.

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Monita Roy Mohan

Stereo Geeks (Podcast)

Jul 25

4

A rich, intense tale of a world order turned upside down. It’s poignant and perfectly cautions against the wealth inequalities of our time. It should have spent a little more time diving into those aspects instead of indulging in a prolonged first act.

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Nestor Bentancor

Nestor Cine Desde Hollywood

Jul 10

A promising germ of an idea, but the film suffers from an anemic script and dizzying execution. [Review in Spanish]

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

Jun 19

6/10

Similar to the director’s previous work on The Platform, things get dark and violent fast. It’s all a bit messy, but it does work.

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Susan Granger

SSG Syndicate

Jun 16

3/10

A provocative premise descends into tedious, incomprehensible execution...

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Jun 15

3/5

From an aesthetic perspective, the elegance of rhe wealthy and the chaos of the action scenes are both well presented, indulgent but pleasing.

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Andrei D

@RT74856639 Aug 16

Winstead means it's a decent watch, the director and the writer needed to give her and the rest of the cast more to work with

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Jul 20

Great cast. Interesting premise. BAD script.

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Kimberly P

@Kimberly294 Jul 5

I think it’s a good thriller with a completely different concept than any other.

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Steven S.

@G0dJester Jun 10

There’s an idea in this that could be a much better movie. The narrow world view in the film and choppy presentation makes it underwhelming and meandering. The characters feel irrelevant and exist only to push the underlying message rather than the story. Would Not Recommend

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Vash A

@RT62745705 Jun 6

This movie came across my Netflix feed and I watched on a whim. Based on the synopsis, I expected an admittedly cliched moral lesson to the story. That would’ve been preferable to what was delivered. I nearly didn’t finish it several times. It quickly turned into the ‘hate watch’ you don’t need in your life. Unfortunately every aspect of this movie is terrible. The plot, the script, the acting, the ‘messaging’. It’s fair to say most movie flaws can be overcome with a likeable Heroine. Well, a story needs characters that are at least minimally engaging and likeable. The lead was an awful rotten to the core billionaire. I find myself disappointed every time she survived. It highlights a huge issue when the makers of the movie wanted us to ‘root for those vulnerable billionaires’. In general, the whole the whole direction of the movie was laughable and the character arc was shallow. No, society wouldn’t crumble if the wealthiest caught a virus.

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Jared R

@Jk_GoodVibes Jun 5

The movie wasn’t nearly as bad as people have made it out to be, or giving it negative reviews. I love post apocalyptic movies and with this cast line up it wasn’t bad, while a little rough in the beginning and a little confusing it gets better in the second half. Overall not a bad survival story especially with elites taking a dirt nap.

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From the director of The Platform, just as Laura's (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) career reaches its peak, a mysterious virus begins killing the richest people in the world. The contagion quickly spreads down the ladder of wealth, turning prosperity into a death sentence and forcing the affluent to abandon their fortunes overnight. As panic spreads and the public turns on the 1%, Laura must do everything in her power to protect her family, embarking on a desperate journey across the globe.

Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
Producer: Adrián Guerra, Albert Soler Cuyàs, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Carlos Juárez, Núria Valls
Screenwriter: Pedro Rivero, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, Sam Steiner, David Desola
Distributor: VRC
Production Co: Canary Pictures Vehicles, Nostromo Pictures, Basque Films, Fabula, Mamma Team Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 29, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 5, 2026
Runtime: 1h 46m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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