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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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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Jinal Bhatt

Variety India

3d

2.5

The film isn’t genre or trope-defying, nor does it carry any distinctive style. "Pretty Lethal"’s core standout remains just how much fun it has with ballet as not just a dance form, but a way of life.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

6d

64/100

Pretty Lethal might have a killer logline, but it is pretty lame with its character development, leaving the final project stuck in second position. At least the action was on pointe.

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Aaron Neuwirth

We Live Entertainment

Apr 9

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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Jordyn L.

@asyouwish84 16h

A silly thriller that kept me entertained the entire time.

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Aaron L

@Aaron007 1d

Not only was I brought into this world, but I could feel the emotions in the dancing, which in my opinion was the best part. The dancing mixed with action never knew I needed that. The story line was aa bit predictable, and for the life I don’t know why the went with that ending, At times the story had potential to knock my socks off but just didn’t at all. Def a fun weekend watch but nothing really to the story line, that had great potential

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Letsgon T

@RT31434752 2d

We need more unique action movies like Pretty Lethal, this was so good.

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Think G

@RT26267437 3d

Awesome action movie !!

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Rrj T

@RT40728733 3d

It's just fun and very entertaining, with great action and fantastic dancing.

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Andrea W

@RT50103384 4d

I thought pretty lethal was great, very surprised that Maddie was a good actress in this. Shows she's another actor who can do it all.

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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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