What is Apex about?
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.
A grieving woman's solo trek in the Australian wild becomes a relentless, twisted game of cat and mouse.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
Apex parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: real scares and a jolt or two.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Not rated yet
- We were not sure enough to call this one.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Apex scary?
- Yes, properly. Apex is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Apex?
- Light gore and brutal violence.
- What is Apex rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Real scares, brutal violence and some strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byBaltasar Kormákur
StarringCharlize Theron, Taron Egerton, Eric Bana, Caitlin Stasey, Bessie Holland, Zachary Garred
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