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In Theaters Jan 30

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In "Send Help," two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's an unsettling, darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.

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Critics Consensus

Putting director Sam Raimi's penchant for diabolical mayhem to great use, Send Help doesn't need any assistance in thrills thanks to a very game Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien along with a viciously clever script.

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Sam Raimi

Director

Rachel McAdams

Linda Liddle

Dylan O'Brien

Bradley Preston

Edyll Ismail

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Dennis Haysbert

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Xavier Samuel

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

12h

2.5/5

All so very much what one could expect from Raimi when he doesn’t have a strong studio hand keeping him in check. If you like his signature raisin soup, Send Help will be a gut buster. But it really seems like this latest batch has started to curdle.

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Helen O'Hara

Empire Magazine

16h

4/5

Gnarly, gross and delightfully unconventional, this is exactly the kind of Sam Raimi film his fans have been waiting for, carried by a committed, no-holds-barred Rachel McAdams performance.

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Eli Friedberg

Slant Magazine

19h

3/4

This is an immensely effective tropical island-set chamber drama in which two characters see their gender and labor relations start to reverse in ways that eventually reveal surprising ambiguities.

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Jonathan Sim

ComingSoon.net

9h

8/10

This film gives you all-out insanity from start to finish in this exceptional tale of two mismatched coworkers who crash-land on a deserted island.

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Matthew Koss

The Wandering Screen (YouTube)

10h

A

The Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien pairing might be the best casting combo of the year. Mark my words.

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Roberto Tyler Ortiz

Loud and Clear Reviews

11h

3.5/5

From the jump, the film understands that survival isn’t the most dangerous part of this situation; proximity is.

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Dom

1d

A wonderful display of horror, a horrific reality, and the reality of the working world’s hierarchies. Sam Raimi crafts a fun good time at the movies.

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DrTinkers

1d

Fun. Clever. At moments scary. Over the top silly slasher effects (but not where you expect). A couple great twists. Great acting by both primaries.

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Karen E S

2d

I got a leg cramp from this movie! Loved every minute of it & talked about it for hours after. Rachel McAdams was AMAZING, I believed every emotion that crossed her face! A true Sam Raimi movie.

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Peter G

@PeterGabrielle 2d

Fun and cringe inducing in a good way!!! Rachel McAdams delivers and Sam Raimi has a fun take on a survival thriller

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Rod

2d

Not an academy award winner. However, it is a very entertaining movie and one that is well worth the ticket price (unlike the vast majority of movies nowadays).

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J

2d

An entertaining movie that is a mix of Lord of the Flies, Misery, No Other Choice, Castaway and Triangle of Sadness all rolled up into one. Not a spoiler but an alternate ending would have Jeff Probst from Survivor be the one to find them.

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Synopsis

In "Send Help," two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's an unsettling, darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.

Director: Sam Raimi
Producer: Sam Raimi, Zainab Azizi
Screenwriter: Damian Shannon, Mark Swift
Distributor: 20th Century Studios
Production Co: Raimi Productions
Rating: R (Strong/Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 30, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 53m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1