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Samaritan

Samaritan (2022)

25 years ago the world's greatest hero vanished.

Release:2022
Runtime:1h 42m
Country:United States
Director:Julius Avery
Language:English

Genre

ActionCrimeScience Fiction
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Keywords

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PtsdChaossuperheroStreet RiotsOld ManYoung BoyNeighborPoverty
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Samaritan rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.7/10· 61K votes
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic45%
TMDb6.655/10· 2K votes

With 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.7/10 on IMDb and 45/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Samaritan

Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was reported dead 25 years ago. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from ruin.

Cast of Samaritan

  • Javon Walton

    Javon Walton

    as Sam Cleary

  • Sylvester Stallone

    Sylvester Stallone

    as Joe Smith

  • Dascha Polanco

    Dascha Polanco

    as Tiffany Cleary

  • Moisés Arias

    Moisés Arias

    as Reza

  • Pilou Asbæk

    Pilou Asbæk

    as Cyrus

  • Sophia Tatum

    Sophia Tatum

    as Sil

  • Martin Starr

    Martin Starr

    as Albert Casler

  • Henry G. Sanders

    Henry G. Sanders

    as Arthur Holloway

  • Jared Odrick

    Jared Odrick

    as Farshad

  • Abraham Clinkscales

    Abraham Clinkscales

    as Jace

  • Shameik Moore

    Shameik Moore

    as Devin Holloway

  • Roger Payano

    Roger Payano

    as Pete

Samaritan facts

Budget
$100M
Box office
$75M
Collection
Samaritan Collection

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Crime action-thriller explores gang warfare with surprising character depth
  • •Chaos and epic battle elements create engaging action spectacle throughout
  • •Julius Avery brings kinetic pacing to superhero origin-style narrative

What the audience disliked

  • •Character arcs feel underdeveloped despite compelling crime gang premise
  • •Predictable plot beats overshadow action sequences and setting potential
Saga: Samaritan Collection

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