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Apex

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A grieving woman pushing her limits on a solo adventure in the Australian wild is ensnared in a twisted game with a cunning killer who thinks she's prey.

Cast:Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, Eric Bana, Caitlin Stasey, Bessie Holland, Zachary Garred, Matt Whelan, Rob Carlton, Aaron Pedersen, Duncan Fellows, Julia Ohannessian
Director:Baltasar Kormákur
Writer:Jeremy Robbins
Editor:Sigurður Eyþórsson
Camera:Lawrence Sher
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Charlize Theron powers Apex, which is otherwise a paint-by-the-numbers survival thriller

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Priyanka Roy | The Telegraph

Thu, April 30 2026

Showcases intense performances by Theron and Egerton in a gripping predator-prey dynamic.

If you have watched Charlize Theron in her multiple action avatars on screen (think Furiosa in Mad Max, Andy in The Old Guard, Lorraine in Atomic Blonde, et al), then you wouldn’t think of ever getting on the wrong side of her. Taron Egerton seemingly hasn’t, which is perhaps why we see him as the predator trying to make quick work of Theron as prey in the new Netflix thriller Apex. At least — tongue firmly in cheek — he should have taken a dekko at her serial-killer act in Monster — that won the always edgy South African-born actress an Oscar more than two decades ago.

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A Spotify Review

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Akhil Arora | akhilarora.com and Rohan Naahar | Independent Film Critic writing for Collider

Wed, April 29 2026

Apex—the new Netflix survival thriller starring Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton—is like an anti-Australia propaganda video paid for by people still traumatised by the 2003 Cricket World Cup final. We discuss Netflix’s dedication to making instantly forgettable movies, its digitally created natural landscapes, and its by-the-numbers plot that has exactly two unexpected twists.

Apex might have been a great big-screen experience

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Sucharita Tyagi | Independent Film Critic

Mon, April 27 2026

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