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Sympathy for the Devil

2023 90 min ★ 5.9 Thriller, Action

After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

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Cast

Joel Kinnaman

The Driver

Nicolas Cage

The Passenger

Alexis Zollicoffer

Waitress

Cameron Lee Price

Cop

Oliver McCallum

Boy

Rich Hopkins

Trucker

Kaiwi Lyman

Colleague

Burns Burns

Owner

Nancy Good

Grandmother

Danny Tesla

Paramedic

Details

Director

Yuval Adler

Tagline

"Revenge takes the wheel."

Status

Released

Original Language

Production

Hammerstone Studios, Capstone Global, Signature Films, Saturn Films

Reviews

Chris Sawin

July 24, 2023

★ 6/10

If you’re a big fan of Nicolas Cage, then _Sympathy for the Devil_ is worthwhile. Cage’s role as the passenger is like an amplified version of Castor Troy from _Face/Off_ with a touch of Frank Booth from _Blue Velvet_; he is totally and relentlessly unhinged with a killer violent streak. His chemistry with Joel Kinnaman is intriguing, as well. Cage is the one pulling all of the powerful punches, b...

patient1

October 14, 2025

★ 6/10

This film is bonkers, Nicholas Cage is in rare maniacal form with his performance. Sociopaths are my least favorite persons I share the planet with, and I've found the performance here to fire me up beyond reasons, bravo Mr. Cage. The brutal madness is inspired and quite extraordinary, and it's worthy of a watch to anyone who can except the viciousness of t the film. This is a story inspired b...