Sucker Punch

2011 · 110 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.2 (5,279 votes)

Dir. Zack Snyder · Starring Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino · Music Marius de Vries

“You will be unprepared.”

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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.

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Sucker Punch plunges you into a hyper-stylized, gritty fantasy, a visually overwhelming journey through a mind's desperate escape. It feels both tragic and darkly empowering, a propulsive, surreal spectacle that blurs the lines of reality with intense action and a heavy, dreamlike atmosphere.

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