Electra

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Electra

2025,

1h 26m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Drama

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An American couple travels to Italy to interview a fading rockstar at his girlfriend's opulent countryside estate. As the weekend unfolds, their glamorous escape becomes a labyrinth of tortured relationships, unspoken desires, and dark secrets. Beneath the charm and allure, hidden motives simmer, pushing everyone toward a shocking confrontation that will change everything.

Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

May 2, 2025

3/4

The film itself shimmers with a kind of free-floating hilarity, and the team’s sense of creativity and pleasure is catching.

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Lisa Kennedy

New York Times

May 1, 2025

From its title sequence to its languid eying of the palazzo’s suggestive artworks, “Electra” declares its affinity for visual (and sonic) swagger.

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Tina Kakadelis

MovieJawn

Oct 7, 2025

It’s this version of Electra that would have packed the biggest punch and would have fallen in line with the title’s ties to Greek mythology.

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

Oct 6, 2025

This flamboyantly fun thriller from Hala Matar is a millennial take on The Talented Mr. Ripley, with a pop art twist.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Jun 14, 2025

Playfully uses subtitles and title cards and music to cut up the imagery in a way that gives the film a very online video aesthetic feel, which creates an interesting tension with the 15th century palazzo setting in which most of the action plays out.

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

May 6, 2025

C

[The] overwrought yet undercooked narrative eventually degenerates into rote, pseudo-shocking violence.

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An American couple travels to Italy to interview a fading rockstar at his girlfriend's opulent countryside estate. As the weekend unfolds, their glamorous escape becomes a labyrinth of tortured relationships, unspoken desires, and dark secrets. Beneath the charm and allure, hidden motives simmer, pushing everyone toward a shocking confrontation that will change everything.

Director: Hala Matar
Producer: Daryl Wein, Hala Matar, Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, Tommaso Bertani, Luca Cottafavi
Screenwriter: Hala Matar, Daryl Wein, Paul Sado
Distributor: Level 33 Entertainment
Production Co: Sparling, Yale Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 2, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2025
Runtime: 1h 26m

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