Martyrs (2008) movie poster

Martyrs (2008)

"They haven't finished being alive."
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👍 83%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 66%
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Director
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
R
Country
Canada, France
Language
French
TMDB Rating
7.3/10 (2,971 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
66%

Cast

Morjana Alaoui as Anna Assaoui
Mylène Jampanoï as Lucie Jurin
Catherine Bégin as Mademoiselle
Robert Toupin as Father
Juliette Gosselin as Marie
Xavier Dolan as Antoine · 75% avg
Jean-Marie Moncelet as Étienne

Is Martyrs good?

Most people think so. 83% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 66%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#248 / 1168 · Horror
Rank in its year
#40 / 208 · 2008

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

r/horror
⬆ 1,851💬 358 comments
I turned on Martyrs (2008) and fell asleep. My boyfriend is traumatized
Nothing else to add really. The poor guy is definitely not as big of a horror fan as I am. He came to bed a bit early last night and I had Martyrs... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "Who falls asleep watching martyrs"
r/movies
⬆ 887💬 345 comments
The ending of Martyrs (2008) offers one of the most brilliantly ambiguous endings I know of
Please don't read if you haven't seen the film, it will spoil it. So the crazy old woman has been torturing people to the edge of death, to try and... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "IMO, this ending is ambiguous the same way that *Inception*'s ending is ambiguous... and that means..."
r/horror
⬆ 567💬 302 comments
Serious question: Are there women on here that would recommend Martyrs (2008)?
For context, I am a 35F considering watching Martyrs, and have heard positive reviews from men. I have only a vague sense of the plot, but understand... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "I would. It does center around abuse of women, but there's no sexual violence at all which I find..."
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