Sucker Punch (2011)

Sucker Punch rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.1/10· 260K votes

Rotten Tomatoes23%

Metacritic33%

TMDb6.198/10· 5K votes

With 23% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.1/10 on IMDb and 33/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Sucker Punch

A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a group of fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to collect five mystical items, blurring the lines between reality and imagination.

Cast of Sucker Punch

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  Emily Browning

  as Babydoll

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  Abbie Cornish

  as Sweet Pea

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  Jena Malone

  as Rocket

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  Vanessa Hudgens

  as Blondie

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  Jamie Chung

  as Amber

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  Carla Gugino

  as Dr. Vera Gorski

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  Oscar Isaac

  as Blue Jones

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  Jon Hamm

  as High Roller / Doctor

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  Scott Glenn

  as Wise Man

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  Richard Cetrone

  as CJ

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  Gerard Plunkett

  as Stepfather

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  Malcolm Scott

  as The Cook

Sucker Punch facts

Budget

$82M

Box office

$89.8M

Our take on Sucker Punch

Zack Snyder's action fantasy follows a young woman institutionalized by her abusive stepfather who retreats into a vivid imagined world to plot her escape. Rallying fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to gather five mystical items, and the film repeatedly slips between grim reality and stylized dream battles that blur what is real. Snyder pushes a heavily designed, hyper-visual aesthetic, staging elaborate fantasy set pieces as psychological armor against trauma. It's aimed at viewers who prize bold visual spectacle and layered dream logic over conventional storytelling. Those wanting a grounded plot or clear emotional throughline may find it disorienting, but its imagery and ambition are distinctive.