Opus (2025)
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A journalist becomes trapped in a deadly game of manipulation when she attends a private listening party hosted by a legendary pop star.
The story
Pop superstar Alfred Moretti creates a media frenzy by announcing his first new album in 30 years. He invites six guests, including journalists and influencers, to a listening party at his secluded Utah compound. Upon arrival, the guests' electronic devices are confiscated by a staff of cultists known as the Levelists. While the atmosphere becomes increasingly unsettling and the guests are subjected to strange rituals, Ariel Ecton, a journalist, begins to notice the disturbing behavior of the cultists and the mysterious disappearance of other guests. As the situation escalates, Ariel must navigate the strange environment and the twisted plans of Moretti.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Pop superstar Alfred Moretti invites six guests to his Utah compound for a listening party to celebrate his first new album in 30 years. The guests include journalist Ariel Ecton, talk show host Clara Armstrong, and others. Upon arrival, their phones are seized by 'Levelists' in denim uniforms. Ariel becomes suspicious of the cult-like atmosphere while others are enamored by Moretti. During the stay, guests begin to disappear or suffer injuries; Bill is missing, and Emily is taken away after a coughing fit. When Ariel raises alarms, she is met with indifference until she is shot in the shoulder. After finding the others' phones and discovering a mutilated corpse, Ariel attempts to flee but is intercepted. She is eventually forced to watch a puppet show where Moretti admits to poisoning Emily. A violent confrontation ensues, and Ariel escapes to a nearby house where she finds more evidence of violence. She is eventually captured and rescued by a cultist, only to find Moretti playing piano among the corpses of the other guests. Two years later, Ariel's memoir becomes a bestseller. Moretti, serving life sentences, reveals that the massacre was a calculated move to make her book a vehicle for Levelist recruitment. The film ends with Ariel realizing she has been successfully indoctrinated as a Levelist herself.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 104
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Mark Anthony Green
- Writers
- Mark Anthony Green · writer
- Cast and characters
- Ayo Edebiri · Ariel Ecton; John Malkovich · Alfred Moretti; Juliette Lewis · Clara Armstrong; Murray Bartlett · Stan Sullivan; Amber Midthunder · Belle; Tatanka Means · Najee; Tamera Tomakili · Rachel Malick; Young Mazino · Kent; Stephanie Suganami · Emily Katz; Tony Hale · Soledad Yusef; Mark Sivertsen · Bill Lotto; Rosario Dawson · the Billie Holiday puppet (voice)
- Genres
- thriller
- Themes
- cults; media manipulation; propaganda
- Tone and mood
- tense; eerie
- Setting
- A secluded compound in Utah.
- Premise and plot tags
- survival; mystery
- Reception
- The film received negative reviews from critics and has grossed $2.2 million at the box office.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 42 · scale: 100 · review count: 36; CinemaScore · score: C+ · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 64% · scale: percent
- Production trivia
- The film features original music written by Nile Rodgers and The-Dream.; An EP of Moretti's songs was released to coincide with the film, titled Opus: The Moretti EP.; John Malkovich sang for the recordings.
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