Red Sparrow

Red Sparrow (2018)

Seduce. Deceive. Repeat.

Release:2018
Runtime:2h 20m
Country:United States
Director:Francis Lawrence
Language:English

Keywords

Central Intelligence Agency CiaSexual AbuseBudapest HungaryBased On Novel Or BookSelf SacrificespyPatriotismSeduction

Red Sparrow rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.6/10· 216K votes
Rotten Tomatoes45%
Metacritic53%
TMDb6.533/10· 6K votes

With 45% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 53/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Red Sparrow

Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Dominika emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, she meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.

Cast of Red Sparrow

  • Jennifer Lawrence

    Jennifer Lawrence

    as Dominika Egorova

  • Joel Edgerton

    Joel Edgerton

    as Nathaniel "Natan" Nash

  • Matthias Schoenaerts

    Matthias Schoenaerts

    as Vanya Egorov

  • Charlotte Rampling

    Charlotte Rampling

    as Matron

  • Jeremy Irons

    Jeremy Irons

    as Vladimir Korchnoi

  • Ciarán Hinds

    Ciarán Hinds

    as Alexei Zyuganov

  • Joely Richardson

    Joely Richardson

    as Nina Egorova

  • Mary-Louise Parker

    Mary-Louise Parker

    as Stephanie Boucher

  • Bill Camp

    Bill Camp

    as Marty Gable

  • Douglas Hodge

    Douglas Hodge

    as Maxim Volontov

  • Thekla Reuten

    Thekla Reuten

    as Marta Yelenova

  • Sakina Jaffrey

    Sakina Jaffrey

    as Trish Forsythe

Red Sparrow facts

Budget
$69M
Box office
$151.6M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Intricate spy craft plotting sustains tension and suspense
  • Morally complex protagonist defies traditional hero archetypes
  • Atmospheric Cold War setting adds texture and historical gravitas

What the audience disliked

  • Pacing falters during exposition-heavy intelligence briefing sequences
  • Plotting becomes convoluted and difficult to follow completely

Trailer

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